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Catchment Moorabool River
Site Moorabool River @ Coopers Bridge on Steiglitz Rd, Meredith CO_MOO020
Date and Time Thursday 27th September 2012 10:00am
Approved Approved

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Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
b. Family Gerridae (water striders) b. Family Gerridae (water striders) 4 N/A
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 N/A
c. Family Coloburiscidae, Genus Coloburiscoides (stream horses - Mayfly nymph) c. Family Coloburiscidae, Genus Coloburiscoides (stream horses - Mayfly nymph) 8 N/A
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 3 N/A
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 N/A
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 1 N/A
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 N/A
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 N/A
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 N/A
f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) 5 N/A
f. Family Gripopterygidae, Genus Illiesoperla (blond sprawler -stonefly nymph) 10 N/A
f. Order Amphipoda  (scuds, sideswimmers) f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 N/A
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 3 N/A
g. Family Gomphidae (gomphids - Dragonfly nymph) g. Family Gomphidae (gomphids - Dragonfly nymph) 5 N/A
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 N/A
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 N/A
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 1 N/A
h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) 9 N/A
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) 1 N/A
l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) 7 N/A
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 N/A
n. Family Corixidae , Species Diaprepocoris (Barry four-eyes) 6 N/A
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 4 N/A
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 N/A
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