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

Bear Creek Skunk River Greenbelt - Ames

Invert Sampling Session #8360

Session Data

Sample Date
7/19/2017
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
539712
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/25/2018 10:48:05 AM
Last Update
3/7/2023 8:41:19 AM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

Abundance/
Rank
Substrate Presence
Pool/Glide
Presence
Riffle/Run
1 Fine Sediments
2 Woody Debris
3 Coarse Rock
4 Leaf/Detritus Packs
5 Roots/Undercut Banks
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 31
  • Total individuals collected 189
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 5
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Boyeria vinosa Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 11
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 2
Cambaridae Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 13
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 2
Dubiraphia quadrinotata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 1
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 18
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 5
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 1
Labiobaetis propinquus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Leucrocuta Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium exiguum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 6
Maccaffertium terminatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 9
Macronychus glabratus Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 16
Nectopsyche diarina Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 7
Nixe Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Perlesta Plecoptera Perlidae Common Stoneflies 4
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 13
Pteronarcys Plecoptera Pteronarcyidae Giant Stoneflies 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 9
Stenelmis Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 2
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 6
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 27

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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