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| Catchment | Otway Coast |
|---|---|
| Site | Ford River @ Great Ocean Road Bridge CO_FOR040 |
| Date and Time | Monday 6th May 2013 12:00pm |
| Approved | Approved |
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) | 6 | 10 |
|
a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) | 6 | 1 |
|
b. Family Ancylidae (freshwater limpets) | 4 | 1 |
|
b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) | 7 | 27 |
|
b. Family Scirtidae (marsh beetle) | 6 | 3 |
| c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) | 4 | 27 | |
|
c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) | 8 | 1 |
|
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) | 1 | 1 |
|
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) | 2 | 3 |
|
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) | 5 | 9 |
| d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) | 1 | 16 | |
|
e. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (hairy sprawler - stonefly nymph) | 10 | 19 |
| f. Family Atriplectididae, Genus Atriplectides (vulture caddis) | 3 | 2 | |
|
f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) | 5 | 55 |
|
f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) | 3 | 10 |
| g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) | 3 | 18 | |
|
g. Family Glossosomatidae, Genus Agapetus (igloo caddis) | 9 | 1 |
|
h. Family Helicopsychidae, Genus Helicopsyche (snail caddis) | 8 | 1 |
| i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye) | 5 | 1 | |
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i. Family Leptophlebiidae (leptophlebs - Mayfly nymphs) various genera | 8 | 5 |
|
j. Family Philorheithridae (attack caddis - highlander) | 8 | 11 |
| n. Family Ephydridae and Sciomyzidae (wetland maggots) | 2 | 1 | |
| o. Family Conoesucidae/ Family Calocidae/ Family Helicophidae (bullet caddis) | 7 | 9 | |
|
p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) | 6 | 1 |
| ALT Signal Score | 5.46 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 5.47 | ||
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