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u/s Arthurs Ck. at Nutfield DRG0008

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 11-10-2011
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 25
Taxa count ALT 26
Mayflies present? 10
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.1 4.2 2.9
Weighted SIGNAL 4.3 5 3.6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 44.28% 6,473,002,055m2
  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, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 25.58% 3,739,040,005m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 20.30% 2,968,480,240m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs 4.03% 589,795,745m2
  Unknown 3.6.4 No defined use 3.42% 500,038,784m2
Show minor land uses 7
146,196,339m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 13 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
12
Oligochaeta LO 11 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
11
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 2 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
2
Janiridae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 31 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
7
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
7
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
15
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 51 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
25
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
23
Ephemeroptera QE 10 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 40 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
30
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
7
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999
1
Odonata QO 23 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
20
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
2
Trichoptera QT 15 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
9
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
5
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 36 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
24
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 31 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Ephemeroptera QE 12 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
7
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
5
Hemiptera QH 47 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
26
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
13
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
8
Odonata QO 41 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
30
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
2
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
30
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 4.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 78 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
78
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 29 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
4
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
10
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 11 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Hemiptera QH 85 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
20
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
30
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
30
Odonata QO 10 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
9
Trichoptera QT 11 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
11
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
6
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
1
Amphipoda OP 651 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
588
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
63
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 7 2
Heterias sp.(Unident.) OR180199
7
Heterias sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OT 4
Paratya australiensis OT010101
4
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Unknown OV 6
Cherax sp.(Unident.) OV010199
6
Cherax sp.(Unident.)
Cherax sp.(Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 118 5
Antiporus blakei QC091601
3
Antiporus blakei
Antiporus blakei
Antiporus blakei
Antiporus femoralis QC091604
21
Antiporus femoralis
Antiporus femoralis
Antiporus femoralis
Antiporus sp.(Unident.) QC091699
21
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)
Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001
54
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I
9
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Platynectes decempunctatus QC092201
3
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus
Rhantus saturalis QC092301
1
Rhantus saturalis
Paracymus pygmaeus QC111601
3
Paracymus pygmaeus
Paracymus pygmaeus
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrochus sp.(Unident.) QCAO0199
2
Hydrochus sp.(Unident.)
Diptera QD 6 3
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
2
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
4
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Hemiptera QH 174 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Diaprepocoris barycephala QH650101
1
Sigara truncatipala QH650204
1
Agraptocorixa parvipunctata QH650302
9
Agraptocorixa sp.(Unident.) QH650399
41
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
62
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
46
Anisops sp.(Unident.) QH670499
10
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Austrolestes leda QO050106
1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
1
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Triplectides australicus QT251102
2
Triplectides australis QT251103
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.6
Weighted SIGNALT 2.7