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

Unnamed Tributary to Mud Creek Ft. Madison (REMAP #446)

Invert Sampling Session #8376

Session Data

Sample Date
8/20/2017
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
556641
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
1/25/2018 1:56:21 PM
Last Update
2/1/2018 12:09:58 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 20
  • Total individuals collected 55
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Caecidotea Isopoda Asellidae Aquatic Sowbugs 3
Calopteryx Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 5
Chauliodes pectinicornis Megaloptera Corydalidae Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 2
Erpobdella punctata Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Leeches 4
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 5
Helichus lithophilus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Helicopsyche borealis Trichoptera Helicopsychidae Snailcase Maker Caddisflies 8
Leptoceridae Trichoptera Leptoceridae Longhorned Case Maker Caddisflies 2
Libellula Odonata Libellulidae Skimmer Dragonflies 2
Nepa apiculata Hemiptera Nepidae Water Scorpions 2
Notonecta Hemiptera Notonectidae Backswimmers 3
Paracymus subcupreus Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Peltodytes duodecimpuntatus Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 2
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 4
Progomphus obscurus Odonata Gomphidae Clubtail Dragonflies 3
Sciomyzidae Diptera Sciomyzidae Marsh Flies 1
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 1
Tropisternus natator Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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