Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Maribyrnong River
Site Steele Creek@Spring Gully Reserve ME_MSE450
Date and Time Monday 15th December 2014 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

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. Phylum Nematoda (roundworms) 3 1
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 1
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 1
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 1
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 1
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 4 1
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 1
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 1
i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers) 6 1
j. Family Dytiscidae, (nosey tigers) 3 1
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 1
ALT Signal Score 3.58
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.58

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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