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ME_DHR090 Bunyip River Catchment

Wednesday 26th September 2012 15:00pm Approved
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Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
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a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 2
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a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) 6 13
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b. Family Athericidae (tasselled maggots) 8 1
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b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 7 8
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c. Family Austroperlidae, all other species (Stonefly nymphs) 10 1
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c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) 8 3
c. Family Tabanidae / Family Dolichopodidae / Family  Empididae / some Family Tipulidae (True Fly larvae) c. Family Tabanidae / Family Dolichopodidae / Family Empididae / some Family Tipulidae (True Fly larvae) 4 1
d. Family Philopotamidae / Family Polycentropodidae/Family Ecnomidae  (ginger nuts) d. Family Philopotamidae / Family Polycentropodidae/Family Ecnomidae (ginger nuts) 8 4
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d. Family Ptilodactylidae, Genus, Byrrocryptus (ptilodactylids) 10 2
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d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 2
f. Family Gripopterygidae, Genus Illiesoperla (blond sprawler -stonefly nymph) f. Family Gripopterygidae, Genus Illiesoperla (blond sprawler -stonefly nymph) 10 3
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f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 99
g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) 5 38
h. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (gripops or fluffy bums - Stonefly nymphs) h. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (gripops or fluffy bums - Stonefly nymphs) 7 3
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m. Family Calocidae, Species Caenota plicata (shingle caddis) 9 1
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n. Family Leptoceridae, Species Lectrides varians (flat shack caddis) 4 1
ALT Signal Score 6.62
Weighted ALT Signal Score 6.52

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