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

West Nodaway River Shambaugh

Invert Sampling Session #7744

Session Data

Sample Date
10/4/2016
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
436489
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/23/2017 9:29:20 AM
Last Update
1/23/2017 12:24:40 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
3
Dominant Form Periphyton
None Present
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
None Present
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
MD
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 12
  • Total individuals collected 107
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 65
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 11
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 2
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 4
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 2
Plecoptera Plecoptera Stoneflies 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 6

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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