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

Crabapple Creek Whittier

Invert Sampling Session #7809

Session Data

Sample Date
10/24/2016
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
444685
Sample Quality
Poor
Created Date
1/27/2017 12:27:25 PM
Last Update
2/22/2017 7:43:47 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
3
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 19
  • Total individuals collected 111
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Allocapnia Plecoptera Capniidae Small Winter Stoneflies 19
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 2
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 12
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 15
Ferrissia Basommatophora Ancylidae Ancylid Snails 3
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 5
Helicopsyche borealis Trichoptera Helicopsychidae Snailcase Maker Caddisflies 14
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Hydroptila Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Maccaffertium mediopunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Naididae Haplotaxida Naididae Aquatic Worms 2
Optioservus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 5
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Taeniopteryx Plecoptera Taeniopterygidae Winter Stoneflies 6
Tipula Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 2

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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