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ME_WLR350 Lerderderg River at O'Briens Crossing in Lerderderg State Park
11 December 2014
Site visit details
Overview
| Catchment | Werribee River |
|---|---|
| Site | Lerderderg River at O'Briens Crossing in Lerderderg State Park ME_WLR350 |
| Date and Time | Thursday 11th December 2014 10:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
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Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
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a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) | 6 | 1 |
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a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) | 6 | 1 |
| b. Family Synlestidae (Damselfly nymph) | 7 | 1 | |
| c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) | 3 | 1 | |
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c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) | 8 | 1 |
| c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) | 1 | 1 | |
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c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) | 1 | 1 |
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d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) | 5 | 1 |
| d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) | 2 | 1 | |
| e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) | 4 | 1 | |
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e. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (hairy sprawler - stonefly nymph) | 10 | 1 |
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e. Family Hydroptilidae (micro caddis) | 4 | 1 |
| e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 1 | 1 | |
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e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) | 1 | 1 |
| f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) | 4 | 1 | |
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f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) | 5 | 1 |
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f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs) | 4 | 1 |
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f. Family Hygrobiidae, Genus Hygrobia (screech beetle adults) | 1 | 1 |
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f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) | 3 | 1 |
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f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) | 5 | 1 |
| g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) | 4 | 1 | |
| g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) | 10 | 1 | |
| g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) | 2 | 1 | |
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g. Order Acarina, (water mites) | 5 | 1 |
| h. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (gripops or fluffy bums - Stonefly nymphs) | 9 | 1 | |
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h. Family Helicopsychidae, Genus Helicopsyche (snail caddis) | 8 | 1 |
| h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) | 3 | 1 | |
| h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) | 1 | 1 | |
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h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) | 9 | 1 |
| i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye) | 4 | 1 | |
| i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers) | 6 | 1 | |
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i. Family Leptophlebiidae (leptophlebs - Mayfly nymphs) various genera | 8 | 1 |
| i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) | 2 | 1 | |
| j. Family Dytiscidae, (nosey tigers) | 3 | 1 | |
| k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) | 4 | 1 | |
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l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) | 7 | 1 |
| l. Family Corixidae , Genus Sigara (striped boatman) | 4 | 1 | |
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p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) | 6 | 1 |
| q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) | 3 | 1 | |
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t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) | 6 | 1 |
| ALT Signal Score | 4.62 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 4.62 | ||
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