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CO_FOR040 Otway Coast Catchment

Monday 6th May 2013 12:00pm Approved
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Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

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a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 10
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a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) 6 1
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b. Family Ancylidae (freshwater limpets) 4 1
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b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 7 27
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b. Family Scirtidae (marsh beetle) 6 3
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 27
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c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) 8 1
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c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
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d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 3
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d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 9
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 1 16
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e. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (hairy sprawler - stonefly nymph) 10 19
f. Family Atriplectididae, Genus Atriplectides (vulture caddis) f. Family Atriplectididae, Genus Atriplectides (vulture caddis) 3 2
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f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) 5 55
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f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 10
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 3 18
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g. Family Glossosomatidae, Genus Agapetus (igloo caddis) 9 1
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h. Family Helicopsychidae, Genus Helicopsyche (snail caddis) 8 1
i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye) i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye) 5 1
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i. Family Leptophlebiidae (leptophlebs - Mayfly nymphs) various genera 8 5
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j. Family Philorheithridae (attack caddis - highlander) 8 11
n. Family Ephydridae and Sciomyzidae (wetland maggots) n. Family Ephydridae and Sciomyzidae (wetland maggots) 2 1
o. Family Conoesucidae/ Family Calocidae/ Family Helicophidae (bullet caddis) o. Family Conoesucidae/ Family Calocidae/ Family Helicophidae (bullet caddis) 7 9
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p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) 6 1
ALT Signal Score 5.46
Weighted ALT Signal Score 5.47

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