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

Crabapple Creek Whittier

Invert Sampling Session #7808

Session Data

Sample Date
10/24/2016
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
444684
Sample Quality
Poor
Created Date
1/27/2017 12:27:25 PM
Last Update
2/22/2017 7:42:34 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
2
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
MD
Sedimentation/Embededness
LT
Colonization
LT
Comments

The deployment itself was great. The problem is the late retrieval, out of the usual index period.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 16
  • Total individuals collected 98
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Allocapnia Plecoptera Capniidae Small Winter Stoneflies 14
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Baetisca laurentina Ephemeroptera Baetiscidae Armored Mayflies 1
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 23
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 25
Ferrissia Basommatophora Ancylidae Ancylid Snails 2
Helicopsyche borealis Trichoptera Helicopsychidae Snailcase Maker Caddisflies 1
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 7
Naididae Haplotaxida Naididae Aquatic Worms 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 4
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 2
Taeniopteryx Plecoptera Taeniopterygidae Winter Stoneflies 6
Tubificidae Haplotaxida Tubificidae Aquatic Worms 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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