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ME_YML046 Mullum Mullum Creek @ Quarry Road
8 May 2018
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Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Mullum Mullum Creek @ Quarry Road ME_YML046 |
| Date and Time | Tuesday 8th May 2018 10:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
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a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) | 6 | 7 |
|
a. Family Megapodagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 5 | 1 |
|
a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) | 6 | 3 |
| b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis) | 6 | 6 | |
|
c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) | 8 | 1 |
|
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) | 1 | 5 |
|
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) | 5 | 12 |
| d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) | 2 | 6 | |
| e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) | 4 | 17 | |
| e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 1 | 8 | |
|
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) | 1 | 4 |
| f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) | 4 | 2 | |
|
f. Family Lymnaeidae (lim nay ids - snail) | 1 | 1 |
| g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) | 4 | 4 | |
| g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) | 2 | 3 | |
| h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) | 3 | 4 | |
| j. Family Dytiscidae, (nosey tigers) | 3 | 1 | |
| k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) | 4 | 2 | |
| m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) | 3 | 100 | |
|
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) | 6 | 2 |
| ALT Signal Score | 3.75 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 3.66 | ||
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