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

Soldier River Pisgah

Invert Sampling Session #9515

Session Data

Sample Date
9/15/2020
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
1256796
Sample Quality
Poor
Created Date
2/16/2021 10:20:44 AM
Last Update
2/17/2021 2:44:15 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
HV
Colonization
LT
Comments

3 plates were buried on the artificial substrate.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 11
  • Total individuals collected 105
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Ceratopogonidae Diptera Ceratopogonidae Biting Midges, No-See-Ums, Punkies 1
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 4
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 62
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Helichus striatus Coleoptera Dryopidae Long-Toed Water Beetles 1
Hetaerina Odonata Calopterygidae Broadwinged Damselflies 1
Hydropsyche simulans Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 28
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 3
Isonychia Ephemeroptera Isonychiidae Brushlegged Mayflies 1
Neurocordulia molesta Odonata Corduliidae Greeneyed Skimmers 1
Pteronarcys pictettii Plecoptera Pteronarcyidae Giant Stoneflies 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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