Wapsipinicon River Troy Mills (REMAP #65)
Invert Sampling Session #9962
Session Data
Sample Date
9/23/2020
Sampling Gear
Floating Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
1943120
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
3/9/2022 11:00:30 AM
Last Update
4/14/2023 8:52:42 AM
Semi-Quantitative Sampling
Replicate Number
Dominant Form Periphyton
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
Sedimentation/Embededness
Colonization
Series using this session:
Comments
The river was too low to for our boat to access the site, but too deep at the site (it is the upper end of an impoundment) to wade.
Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates
- Total taxa collected 12
- Total individuals collected 109
| Scientific Name | Order | Family | Common Name | # Collected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baetis intercalaris | Ephemeroptera | Baetidae | Small Minnow Mayflies | 2 | |
| Cheumatopsyche | Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Common Netspinner Caddisflies | 16 | |
| Chironomidae | Diptera | Chironomidae | Non-Biting Midges, Midges | 37 | |
| Hemerodromia | Diptera | Empididae | Dance Flies | 1 | |
| Hydropsyche bidens | Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Common Netspinner Caddisflies | 27 | |
| Hydropsyche orris | Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Common Netspinner Caddisflies | 8 | |
| Hydropsyche simulans | Trichoptera | Hydropsychidae | Common Netspinner Caddisflies | 7 | |
| Isonychia | Ephemeroptera | Isonychiidae | Brushlegged Mayflies | 3 | |
| Maccaffertium exiguum | Ephemeroptera | Heptageniidae | Flatheaded Mayflies | 1 | |
| Maccaffertium terminatum | Ephemeroptera | Heptageniidae | Flatheaded Mayflies | 3 | |
| Naididae | Haplotaxida | Naididae | Aquatic Worms | 3 | |
| Pteronarcys pictettii | Plecoptera | Pteronarcyidae | Giant Stoneflies | 1 |
= Excluded from taxa count metrics