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ME_DHR090 Hardy Creek, crossing Paddy Road. Walking track in Sherbrooke Forest, off Nation Road, Selby
26 September 2012
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Overview
| Catchment | Bunyip River |
|---|---|
| Site | Hardy Creek, crossing Paddy Road. Walking track in Sherbrooke Forest, off Nation Road, Selby ME_DHR090 |
| Date and Time | Wednesday 26th September 2012 15:00pm |
| Approved | Approved |
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) | 6 | 2 |
|
a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) | 6 | 13 |
|
b. Family Athericidae (tasselled maggots) | 8 | 1 |
|
b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) | 7 | 8 |
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c. Family Austroperlidae, all other species (Stonefly nymphs) | 10 | 1 |
|
c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) | 8 | 3 |
| c. Family Tabanidae / Family Dolichopodidae / Family Empididae / some Family Tipulidae (True Fly larvae) | 4 | 1 | |
| d. Family Philopotamidae / Family Polycentropodidae/Family Ecnomidae (ginger nuts) | 8 | 4 | |
|
d. Family Ptilodactylidae, Genus, Byrrocryptus (ptilodactylids) | 10 | 2 |
|
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) | 5 | 2 |
| f. Family Gripopterygidae, Genus Illiesoperla (blond sprawler -stonefly nymph) | 10 | 3 | |
|
f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) | 3 | 99 |
| g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) | 5 | 38 | |
| h. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (gripops or fluffy bums - Stonefly nymphs) | 7 | 3 | |
|
m. Family Calocidae, Species Caenota plicata (shingle caddis) | 9 | 1 |
|
n. Family Leptoceridae, Species Lectrides varians (flat shack caddis) | 4 | 1 |
| ALT Signal Score | 6.62 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 6.52 | ||
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