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Catchment Gellibrand River
Site Loves Creek Vance Bridge CO_LOV020
Date and Time Thursday 5th November 2015 11:00am
Approved Approved

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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 5
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 100
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 3 2
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 10
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 20
e. Order Isopoda, Family Phraetoicidae, (phraetoicids, cow shrimp) e. Order Isopoda, Family Phraetoicidae, (phraetoicids, cow shrimp) 4 1
f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) 5 100
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 4
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 3 10
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 40
h. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (gripops or fluffy bums - Stonefly nymphs) 7 1
i. Family Leptophlebiidae (leptophlebs - Mayfly nymphs) various genera i. Family Leptophlebiidae (leptophlebs - Mayfly nymphs) various genera 8 30
k. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Oecetis  (attack caddis - lowlander) k. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Oecetis (attack caddis - lowlander) 6 5
l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) 7 2
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 30
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 4 5
ALT Signal Score 4.56
Weighted ALT Signal Score 4.34

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