Results and Reports

We provide sample results as hand written lab bench sheets or as computer generated reports. Reports are written in standard scientific format and include information on field and laboratory methods, data analysis procedures, data summary tables, taxonomic lists, and a list of references. You can obtain all or part of each report in a variety of electronic formats, e.g., spreadsheets with data summary fields or taxa by sample matrix. Occasionally, we modify our standard methods to meet particular needs. For example, we will determine invertebrate biomass or organic matter ash free dry mass of samples.

Normal taxonomic resolution:
Taxon or Taxa group BugLab's Current
Standard 
Taxonomic Level
Northwest Bioassessment Work
Group Minimum Standard 
Taxonomic Effort
Annelida
  Hirudinea

Genus/species

Genus
  Oligochaeta Order Family
Arthropoda  
   Hydracarina Family/Genus/species Order
   Crustacea  
       Anostraca Genus/species Genus/species
       Cladocera Genus/species
       Copepoda Genus/species
       Decapoda Genus/species Genus
       Ostracoda Order/Family/Genus 
       Amphipoda Genus/species Genus
        Isopoda Genus Genus
   Collembola Order
    Insecta
       Coleoptera  Genus/species Genus
          Except Curculionidae, Heteroceridae,
           Ptiliidae
Family Family
       Diptera  
           Atherceridae Genus/species Genus 
           Blephariceridae Genus/species Genus
           Ceratopogonidae Genus Subfamily
           Chaoboridae Genus
           Chironomidae  Subfamily Genus
           Culicidae Genus
           Deuterophlebiidae Genus/species Genus
           Dixidae Genus Genus
           Dolichopodidae Family Family
           Empididae Genus Genus
           Ephydridae Family Family
           Muscidae Family Family
           Pelecorhynchidae Genus Genus
           Psychodidae Genus Genus
           Ptychopteridae Genus Genus 
           Sciomyzidae Family
           Simuliidae Genus Genus
           Stratiomyidae Genus Genus
           Tabanidae Genus Family
           Tanyderidae Genus Genus
           Thaumaleidae Genus Genus
           Tipulidae Genus Genus 
       Ephemeroptera  Genus/species Genus
            Ephemerellidae species species
       Hemiptera Genus/species Genus
       Lepidoptera Genus Genus
       Megaloptera  Genus/species Genus
       Odonata Genus/species Genus
       Plecoptera  Genus/species  Genus
            Pteronarcyidae species species
           Taeniopterygidae Family/Genus Family
       Trichoptera  Genus/species
Coelenterata Class Class/Order
Mollusca 
      Gastropoda Family/Genus/species Genus
      Pelecypoda Order/Family/Genus Genus
          Sphaeriidae Genus/species Family/Genus
Nematoda Phylum Phylum
Nematophora Phylum Phylum
Porifera Phylum Phylum
Turbellaria Class Class