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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Dandenong ME_DAN090
Date and Time Monday 9th April 2018 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
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Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 1
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 1 1
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 20
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 40
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 3
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 2
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) 3 25
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 1
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 30
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 4 1
f. Family Lymnaeidae (lim nay ids - snail) f. Family Lymnaeidae (lim nay ids - snail) 1 1
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 30
l. Family Corixidae , Genus Sigara (striped boatman) 4 1
ALT Signal Score 2.69
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.55

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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