Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Mullum Mullum Creek - Yarran Dheran Resv, off Beckett Rd. ME_YML045
Date and Time Wednesday 7th December 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 4
a. Phylum Nematomorpha, (gordian worms) 6 3
b. Family Synlestidae (Damselfly nymph) 7 1
c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) 5 1
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 1 1
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 1
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 11
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 20
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) 3 7
e. Family Hydroptilidae (micro caddis) e. Family Hydroptilidae (micro caddis) 4 1
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 20
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 4 1
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 1
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 20
i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers) 6 1
j. Family Dytiscidae, (nosey tigers) 3 1
l. Family Dytiscidae, (swimming water tigers) l. Family Dytiscidae, (swimming water tigers) 2 2
m. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Lancetes (Beetle adult) m. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Lancetes (Beetle adult) 2 1
ALT Signal Score 3.72
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.29

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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