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

Little Sioux River Milford

Invert Sampling Session #8170

Session Data

Sample Date
8/15/2017
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
551974
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
11/17/2017 1:45:12 PM
Last Update
11/21/2017 12:20:17 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
MH
Colonization
MD
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 17
  • Total individuals collected 116
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 3
Caenis hilaris Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 15
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Heptagenia flavescens Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 11
Hydropsyche bidens Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 10
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 18
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 4
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 20
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 14
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 4

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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