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ME_YED030 Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg
3 April 2016
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Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg ME_YED030 |
| Date and Time | Sunday 3rd April 2016 09:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) | 6 | 1 |
| b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis) | 4 | 1 | |
| c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) | 4 | 20 | |
| c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) | 4 | 2 | |
| c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) | 3 | 8 | |
| d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) | 1 | 1 | |
| e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) | 1 | 31 | |
| g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) | 3 | 70 | |
| g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) | 1 | 20 | |
| i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) | 1 | 7 | |
|
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) | 1 | 6 |
| m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) | 2 | 101 | |
| q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) | 4 | 21 | |
|
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) | 6 | 90 |
| ALT Signal Score | 3.43 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 3.28 | ||
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