Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Maribyrnong River
Site Jackson Creek at rbidge upstream Sunbury Road ME_JAC342
Date and Time Tuesday 1st November 2016 10:00am
Approved Approved

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Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
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Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 1
a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) 6 1
c. Family Coloburiscidae, Genus Coloburiscoides (stream horses - Mayfly nymph) c. Family Coloburiscidae, Genus Coloburiscoides (stream horses - Mayfly nymph) 8 1
c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) 5 1
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 1
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 1
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 1
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 1
f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) 5 1
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 1
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 1 1
i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye) 4 1
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) 4 1
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 3 1
ALT Signal Score 3.93
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.93

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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