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Overview

Catchment Werribee River
Site Lerderderg River, Gisborne Rd, Darley ME_LER306
Date and Time Tuesday 24th April 2018 10:00am
Approved Approved

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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
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 3 20
c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) 8 1
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 3
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 1
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 2
e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) 4 10
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 5
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 2
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 4 3
f. Family Lymnaeidae (lim nay ids - snail) f. Family Lymnaeidae (lim nay ids - snail) 1 1
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 2
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 3
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 1
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 1 4
i. Family Leptophlebiidae (leptophlebs - Mayfly nymphs) various genera i. Family Leptophlebiidae (leptophlebs - Mayfly nymphs) various genera 8 2
l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) 7 1
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 1
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 20
p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) 6 1
r. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Oecetis (log cabin caddis) 10 1
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 20
ALT Signal Score 4.18
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.92

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