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Maroondah Highway GRB0026

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 11-10-2011
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 26
Taxa count ALT 27
Mayflies present? 68
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.6 5.9 5
Weighted SIGNAL 6.2 8 6.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park 90.16% 2,831,003,810m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads 6.67% 209,574,310m2
Show minor land uses 3
31,398,633m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 4
Coleoptera QC 19 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
 12
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 3
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 19 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 68 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 31
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 37
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Megaloptera QM 3 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
 3
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 9 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 5
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
 3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
 1
Plecoptera QP 19 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 19
Trichoptera QT 70 8
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
 1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 4
Tasimiidae (Unident.) QT139999
 3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 18
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
 5
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 4
Calocidae/Helicophidae (Unident.) QT1899A4
 1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 28
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 6.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Temnocephalidae (Unident.) IF419999
 3
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 4
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999
 6
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 17 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 5
Ephemeroptera QE 41 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 12
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
 6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 21
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 1
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
 1
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
 2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 14 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 12
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
 2
Plecoptera QP 30 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 29
Trichoptera QT 149 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 5
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 5
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
 16
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 4
Tasimiidae (Unident.) QT139999
 17
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 27
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
 6
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 12
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 10
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 38
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 7
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 3
Gastropoda KG 64 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 15
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 43
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 4
Oligochaeta LO 18 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 18
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 5 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 84 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 4
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 4
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
 1
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 14
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 25
Ephemeroptera QE 37 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 35
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 2
Hemiptera QH 37 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 30
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 7
Odonata QO 16 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
 8
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
 7
Plecoptera QP 7 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 7
Trichoptera QT 25 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 9
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 3
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
 2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 10
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 2
Gastropoda KG 21 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 3
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 17
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 4
Oligochaeta LO 12 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 12
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Diptera QD 9 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 5
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 2
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Trichoptera QT 16 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 7
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 17 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 17
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 1
Gastropoda KG 75 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 45
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 6
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 24
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 2
Hirudinea LH 14 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 14
Oligochaeta LO 31 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 31
Acarina MM 9 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 9
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 4
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 105 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 6
Culicidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 3
Aphroteniinae (Unident.) QDAA9999
 2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 29
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 16
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 19
Ephemeroptera QE 7 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 4
Hemiptera QH 8 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 7
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Odonata QO 43 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 1
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 12
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
 13
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 3
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
 5
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 7
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
 1
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 2
Trichoptera QT 119 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 4
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 17
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 22
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 15
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 60
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 116 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 58
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 8
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 7
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 29
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 14
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 38 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 38
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 5
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 4
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 167 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 33
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 2
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 30
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 60
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 34
Ephemeroptera QE 7 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 7
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 4
Odonata QO 8 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
 6
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
 2
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 1
Trichoptera QT 15 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 14
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.7
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 14 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 14
Gastropoda KG 33 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 23
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 10
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 7
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraena sp.(Unident.) QC130199
 1
Hydraena sp.(Unident.)
Diptera QD 16 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 9
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
 1
Hemiptera QH 12 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 11
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 1
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 1
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 82 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 49
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 9
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 24
Hirudinea LH 3 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
 3
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 4
Coleoptera QC 25 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 21
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraena luridipennis QC130101
 2
Hydraena luridipennis
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399
 1
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.)
Diptera QD 9 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Hemiptera QH 11 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 9
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.3
Weighted SIGNALT 2.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 3
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 2
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 3
Acarina MM 11 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 11
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 4
Paratya australiensis OT010101
 4
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Coleoptera QC 46 5
Simsonia sp.(Unident.) QC340299
 12
Simsonia sp.(Unident.)
Notriolus quadriplagiatus QC340310
 2
Notriolus quadriplagiatus
Notriolus victoriae QC340316
 2
Notriolus victoriae
Kingolus sp.(Unident.) QC340499
 24
Kingolus sp.(Unident.)
Coxelmis trinotata (Larva) QC34050B
 6
Coxelmis trinotata (Larva)
Diptera QD 95 3
Tipulidae SRV sp.12 QD0199D2
 1
Ceratopogonidae SRV sp.22 / MV sp.6 QD0999D9
 2
Ceratopogonidae SRV sp.22 / MV sp.6
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
 1
Simulium ornatipes
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Apsectrotanypus sp.(Unident.) QDAE0599
 33
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 7
Nanocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0499
 1
Cardiocladius australiensis QDAF1401
 5
Botryocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF3599
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 4
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
 1
Riethia sp.(Unident.) QDAG0199
 1
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 2
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
 1
Tanytarsini (Unident.) QDAH9999
 2
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 12
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 11
Chironomini (Unident.) QDAI9999
 2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 5
Ephemeroptera QE 62 9
Baetis EPA sp.6 QE0201A6
 1
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 17
Atalophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE060199
 25
Atalophlebia sp.AV5 QE0601A8
 6
Nousia sp.AV1 QE0608A1
 3
Nousia sp.AV3 QE0608A3
 1
Koorrnonga sp.AV1 QE0609A1
 4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 5
Hemiptera QH 22 2
Microvelia distincta QH560104
 1
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
 1
Sigara neboissi QH650205
 10
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
 2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 6
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 2
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Archichauliodes sp.(Unident.) QM010199
 1
Archichauliodes sp.(Unident.)
Odonata QO 2 3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 2
Plecoptera QP 9 10
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101
 9
Trichoptera QT 79 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
 10
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499
 1
Asmicridea sp.AV1 QT0602A1
 1
Hampa sp.(Unident.) QT150499
 2
Lectrides varians QT250201
 1
Notalina bifaria QT250501
 9
Notalina spira QT250504
 3
Triplectides australicus QT251102
 2
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104
 1
Triplectides sp.(Unident.) QT251199
 23
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 24
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2

   

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