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

Catfish Creek Swiss Valley Park

Invert Sampling Session #756

Session Data

Sample Date
8/27/2001
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
200160479
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
9/28/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Update
8/2/2010 10:40:29 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
Filamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MH
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
MH
Comments

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 19
  • Total individuals collected 155
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Atherix variegatus Diptera Athericidae Aquatic Snipe Flies 2
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 25
Caecidotea Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic Sowbugs 4
Ceratopsyche alhedra Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 57
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 10
Empididae Diptera Empididae Dance Flies 1
Erpobdellidae Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 1
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Faxonius Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Girardia tigrina Tricladida Dugesiidae Flatworms 5
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 3
Hydroptilidae Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Maccaffertium vicarium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Optioservus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 7
Physidae Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 1
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 20
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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