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Catchment Bunyip River
Site Monbulk Creek at junction trestle bridge, Belgrave-Gembrook Road, Belgrave ME_DMK025_RD
Date and Time Wednesday 19th September 2012 14:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 7 1
c. Family Tabanidae / Family Dolichopodidae / Family Empididae / some Family Tipulidae (True Fly larvae) 4 3
d. Family Ptilodactylidae, Genus, Byrrocryptus (ptilodactylids) d. Family Ptilodactylidae, Genus, Byrrocryptus (ptilodactylids) 10 2
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 3
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 1 2
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) 1 33
e. Family Siphlonuridae (siphlonurids - Mayfly nymph) 3 7
f. Family Gripopterygidae, Genus Illiesoperla (blond sprawler -stonefly nymph) 10 6
f. Order Amphipoda  (scuds, sideswimmers) f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 14
h. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (gripops or fluffy bums - Stonefly nymphs) 7 2
h. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Jappa (Mayfly nymph) h. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Jappa (Mayfly nymph) 8 11
m. Family Calocidae, Species Caenota plicata (shingle caddis) m. Family Calocidae, Species Caenota plicata (shingle caddis) 9 1
ALT Signal Score 6.25
Weighted ALT Signal Score 5.71

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