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u/s Cavey Rd EME0008

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 08-04-2010
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 19
Taxa count ALT 21
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.9 3.5 3.6
Weighted SIGNAL 4.5 4 4.2

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.2 Roads 60.69% 496,381,078m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping 20.07% 164,128,016m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 10.81% 88,434,274m2
  Intensive Arable Farming 5.1.1 Production nurseries 5.65% 46,215,651m2
Show minor land uses 3
8,178,921m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 3
Gastropoda KG 31 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 23
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 3
Oligochaeta LO 13 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 13
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 4
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 19 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 17
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 2
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 31 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 2
Tipulidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD01999I
 1
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 16
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 6
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 44 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 39
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 1
Gastropoda KG 36 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 33
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 7
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 3
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 59 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 5
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 14
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 26
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 5
Odonata QO 1 3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 21
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 29 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 29
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 6
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999
 6
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Neoniphargidae (Unident.) OP079999
 3
Neoniphargidae (Unident.)
Neoniphargidae (Unident.)
Neoniphargidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 52 5
Hygrobiidae (Unident.) QC079999
 14
Hygrobiidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 36
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 70 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 13
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 33
Hemiptera QH 16 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 16
Plecoptera QP 7 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 7
Trichoptera QT 20 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 15
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 20 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 17
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 3
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Hyriidae (Unident.) KP019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 6
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999
 3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 50 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 44
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 30 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 18
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 6
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 1
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 7
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 4
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 1
Gastropoda KG 20 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 19
Ferrissia tasmanica KG060102
 1
Bivalvia KP 10 3
Pisidium casertanum KP030101
 10
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 5
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
 6
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 51 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.) QC340199
 2
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.)
Notriolus quadriplagiatus QC340310
 38
Notriolus quadriplagiatus
Notriolus quadriplagiatus
Notriolus victoriae QC340316
 8
Notriolus victoriae
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Ptilodactylidae EPA sp.L1 QC3999A1
 1
Ptilodactylidae EPA sp.L1
Diptera QD 48 3
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102
 4
Austrosimulium furiosum
Austrosimulium furiosum
Paracnephia sp.(Unident.) QD100399
 2
Paracnephia sp.(Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Apsectrotanypus sp.(Unident.) QDAE0599
 18
Ablabesmyia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1199
 1
Austropelopia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1399
 7
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
 1
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399
 1
Botryocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF3599
 5
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
 6
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 12 9
Atalophlebia sp.AV5 QE0601A8
 3
Nousia sp.AV2 QE0608A2
 9
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
 2
Odonata QO 2 3
Austroaeschna unicornis unicornis QO210308
 1
Austroaeschna sp.(Unident.) QO210399
 1
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Dinotoperla serricauda QP030207
 1
Illiesoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030599
 1
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
 2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 4.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 10 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 10
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Corbiculina australis KP020101
 2
Coleoptera QC 66 5
Notriolus quadriplagiatus QC340310
 66
Notriolus quadriplagiatus
Diptera QD 19 3
Ceratopogonidae SRV sp.8 QD0999E3
 2
Ceratopogonidae SRV sp.8
Apsectrotanypus sp.(Unident.) QDAE0599
 13
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399
 1
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
 1
Harrisius sp.(Unident.) QDAI0199
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Nousia sp.AV2 QE0608A2
 1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Leptoperla bifida QP030702
 1
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4

   

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