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Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Hardy Creek, crossing Paddy Road. Walking track in Sherbrooke Forest, off Nation Road, Selby ME_DHR090
Date and Time Wednesday 16th April 2014 13:00pm
Approved Approved

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Physical Chemical Tests

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 11
a. Family Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish or yabbies) 4 2
a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) 6 9
b. Family Athericidae (tasselled maggots) b. Family Athericidae (tasselled maggots) 8 3
b. Family Austroperlidae, Species Acruroperla atra (Stonefly nymph) 10 2
d. Family Ptilodactylidae, Genus, Byrrocryptus (ptilodactylids) d. Family Ptilodactylidae, Genus, Byrrocryptus (ptilodactylids) 10 2
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 1
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 5 1
f. Family Gripopterygidae, Genus Illiesoperla (blond sprawler -stonefly nymph) 10 1
f. Order Amphipoda  (scuds, sideswimmers) f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 210
h. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (gripops or fluffy bums - Stonefly nymphs) 7 5
h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) 9 7
i. Family Leptophlebiidae (leptophlebs - Mayfly nymphs) various genera i. Family Leptophlebiidae (leptophlebs - Mayfly nymphs) various genera 8 27
m. Family Calocidae, Species Caenota plicata (shingle caddis) m. Family Calocidae, Species Caenota plicata (shingle caddis) 9 12
ALT Signal Score 6.43
Weighted ALT Signal Score 6.65

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