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

Little Paint Creek Harpers Ferry (LiPa1)

Invert Sampling Session #9488

Session Data

Sample Date
7/15/2020
Sampling Gear
Qualitative
Lab ID Number
1122679
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/13/2021 10:44:24 AM
Last Update
4/6/2021 1:20:38 PM

Qualitative Benthic Habitat Inventory

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

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 38
  • Total individuals collected 229
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Aeshnidae Odonata Aeshnidae Darner Dragonflies 2
Agabini-Complex Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 4
Anacaena lutescens Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 2
Baetis brunneicolor Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 14
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 6
Baetis tricaudatus Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 34
Belostoma flumineum Hemiptera Belostomatidae Giant Water Bugs 1
Brachycentrus occidentalis Trichoptera Brachycentridae Humpless Case Maker Caddisflies 32
Caenis diminuta Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 2
Ceratopsyche slossonae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 5
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 12
Corixidae Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 5
Cymbiodyta vindicata Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Giant Water Scavenger Beetles 1
Dicranota Diptera Tipulidae Crane Flies 1
Faxonius virilis Decapoda Cambaridae Crayfishes 1
Gammarus Amphipoda Gammaridae Scuds and sideswimmers 7
Glossosoma Trichoptera Glossosomatidae Saddlecase Maker Caddisflies 2
Haliplus borealis Coleoptera Haliplidae Crawling Water Beetles 2
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Hesperophylax designatus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 16
Hyalella Amphipoda Talitridae Scuds and sideswimmers 2
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Hydroptilidae Trichoptera Hydroptilidae Micro Caddisflies 1
Ilybiosoma seriatum Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 6
Limnephilus Trichoptera Limnephilidae Northern Case Maker Caddisflies 1
Lymnaeidae Basommatophora Lymnaeidae Lymnaeid Snails 1
Mesovelia mulsanti Hemiptera Mesoveliidae Water Treaders 1
Neophylax Trichoptera Thremmatidae Little Northeastern Casemakers 12
Neoporus dimidiatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 8
Neoporus undulatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 3
Paraleptophlebia praepedita Ephemeroptera Leptophlebiidae Pronggilled Mayflies 8
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 8
Pisidiidae Veneroida Pisidiidae Pea Clams 1
Platambus semivittatus Coleoptera Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles 4
Sigara Hemiptera Corixidae Water Boatmen 2
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 16
Trepobates Hemiptera Gerridae Water Striders 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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