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ME_JAC343 Jacksons Creek Vaughan Street, Sunbury
23 April 2016
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| Catchment | Maribyrnong River |
|---|---|
| Site | Jacksons Creek Vaughan Street, Sunbury ME_JAC343 |
| Date and Time | Saturday 23rd April 2016 10:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
a. Family Caenidae (caenids - Mayfly nymph) | 4 | 48 |
|
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) | 6 | 12 |
| b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis) | 6 | 10 | |
| c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) | 3 | 12 | |
|
c. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle larvae) | 7 | 3 |
| c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) | 1 | 2 | |
|
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) | 1 | 17 |
|
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) | 5 | 72 |
| e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) | 4 | 12 | |
|
e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle larvae) | 4 | 3 |
| e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) | 3 | 20 | |
| e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 1 | 18 | |
|
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) | 1 | 24 |
| f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) | 4 | 6 | |
|
f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) | 3 | 96 |
|
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) | 5 | 1 |
| g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) | 4 | 120 | |
|
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) | 5 | 23 |
| h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) | 3 | 3 | |
| i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) | 2 | 1 | |
| j. Family Dytiscidae, (nosey tigers) | 3 | 4 | |
|
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) | 1 | 12 |
|
l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) | 7 | 9 |
| l. Family Corixidae , Genus Sigara (striped boatman) | 4 | 3 | |
| m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) | 3 | 700 | |
| q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) | 3 | 20 | |
|
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) | 6 | 28 |
| ALT Signal Score | 3.67 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 3.66 | ||
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