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

Unnamed Tributary to Mississippi River Lansing WMA (HW69)

Invert Sampling Session #7776

Session Data

Sample Date
8/8/2016
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
413800
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/24/2017 12:59:23 PM
Last Update
2/24/2017 12:47:09 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 41
  • Total individuals collected 299
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshna umbrosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 4
Agabini-Complex Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 4
Anopheles Diptera Culicidae Mosquitoes 1
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 42
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 8
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Belostoma flumineum Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 2
Brachycentrus occidentalis Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 27
Caecidotea Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic Sowbugs 2
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 24
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 21
Dicranota Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 3
Dixa Diptera Dixidae Dixid Midges 1
Dixella Diptera Dixidae Dixid Midges 2
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 8
Gerridae Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 1
Glossosoma Trichoptera Glossosomatidae Saddlecase Maker Caddisflies 7
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 10
Hesperophylax designatus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 8
Hydatophylax argus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 7
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Hydroptilidae Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 11
Ilybiosoma seriatum Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Limnephilus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 14
Maccaffertium vicarium Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 6
Neoporus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Neoporus dimidiatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 12
Notonecta Hemiptera Notonectidae Backswimmers 1
Oecetis sordida Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Optioservus fastiditus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Paracymus subcupreus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Paraleptophlebia Ephemeroptera Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayflies 11
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 25
Platambus semivittatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 3
Sanfilippodytes pseudovilis Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Sialis Megaloptera Sialidae Alderflies 3
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 5
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 2
Trombidiformes Trombidiformes Water Mites 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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