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

Des Moines River Keosauqua

Invert Sampling Session #7789

Session Data

Sample Date
9/6/2016
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
424742
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/26/2017 9:09:41 AM
Last Update
2/24/2017 12:36:21 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

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

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Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 14
  • Total individuals collected 97
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 16
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 3
Corydalus Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 3
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 13
Hydropsyche orris Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 13
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 5
Labiobaetis longipalpus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 14
Leucrocuta Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 8
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 10
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 5
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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