Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Maribyrnong River
Site Jacksons Creek at Organ Pipes NP, at walkway - 200m u/s Rosette Rock ME_JAC398
Date and Time Sunday 5th October 2014 10:00am
Approved Approved

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Physical Chemical Tests

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 Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit 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
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 1
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 1
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 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 Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 1
g. Family Gomphidae (gomphids - Dragonfly nymph) g. Family Gomphidae (gomphids - Dragonfly nymph) 5 1
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 1
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 3 1
l. Family Corixidae , Genus Sigara (striped boatman) 4 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 3.89
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.89

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