Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Maribyrnong River
Site Jackson Creek at rbidge upstream Sunbury Road ME_JAC342
Date and Time Friday 20th November 2015 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
b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 7 1
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 3 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 1
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 1
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 1
f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) 5 1
f. Order Amphipoda  (scuds, sideswimmers) f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 1
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 1
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 1
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) 4 1
m. Family Calocidae, Species Caenota plicata (shingle caddis) m. Family Calocidae, Species Caenota plicata (shingle caddis) 9 1
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 3 1
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 1
ALT Signal Score 4.27
Weighted ALT Signal Score 4.27

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