Iowa DNR
BioNet
River & Stream Biological Monitoring
Fish and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Surveys
Physical Habitat Assessments

Unnamed Tributary to Volga River Volga (UTVR2)

Invert Sampling Session #7462

Session Data

Sample Date
9/21/2015
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
297165
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/12/2016 8:10:10 AM
Last Update
1/20/2016 1:46:40 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Coarse Rock
3 Streambank Vegetation
4 Bedrock/Large Boulders
5 Leaf/Detritus Packs
Woody Debris
Roots/Undercut Banks
Clay/Hardpan
Filamentous Algae
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 51
  • Total individuals collected 215
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna umbrosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 2
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 2
Aquarius remigis Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 2
Atherix Diptera Athericidae Aquatic Snipe Flies 2
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 21
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 8
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 4
Branchiobdellida Branchiobdellida Leeches 1
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 9
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 17
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 1
Chrysops Diptera Tabanidae Horse Flies, Deer Flies 3
Coenagrion/Enallagma Odonata Coenagrionidae Narrowwinged Damselflies 3
Cymbiodyta chamberlaini Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 4
Dixella Diptera Dixidae Dixid Midges 4
Dubiraphia minima Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Dubiraphia quadrinotata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Erpobdella Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Erpobdella fervida Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Erpobdella microstoma Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 2
Erpobdella punctata Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 3
Erpobdella tetragon Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Faxonius Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 2
Ferrissia Basommatophora Ancylidae Ancylid Snails 3
Gerridae Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Girardia Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 2
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 9
Helobdella stagnalis Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae Leeches 2
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 2
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Laccobius truncatipennis Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Maccaffertium vicarium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 7
Microvelia Hemiptera Veliidae Broad-Shouldered Water Striders 2
Naididae Haplotaxida Naididae Aquatic Worms 2
Odontomyia Diptera Stratiomyidae Soldier Flies 3
Optioservus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Peltodytes edentulus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 5
Pseudosuccinea columella Basommatophora Lymnaeidae Lymnaeid Snails 2
Ptilostomis Trichoptera Phryganeidae Giant Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Ranatra fusca Hemiptera Nepidae Water Scorpions 1
Sciomyzidae Diptera Sciomyzidae Marsh Flies 5
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 4
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 8
Sphaeriidae Veneroida Sphaeriidae Fingernail clams 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 23
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 2
Tropisternus affinis Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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