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

East Nishnabotna River Shenandoah

Invert Sampling Session #9509

Session Data

Sample Date
8/12/2020
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
1174868
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
2/16/2021 10:00:36 AM
Last Update
2/22/2021 8:33:47 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
None Present
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
None Present
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
MD
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 9
  • Total individuals collected 110
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 85
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 1
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 1
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Potamyia flava Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 15
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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