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Blackburn Rd MMC0038

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 03-11-1997
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 18
Taxa count ALT 24
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.4 2.6 1.8
Weighted SIGNAL 2.5 3 2.8

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, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 98.31% 3,844,406,296m2
Show minor land uses 6
39,106,461m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 11 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 11
Gastropoda KG 16 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 11
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 5
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 8
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Talitridae EPA sp.1 OP0199A1
 3
Talitridae EPA sp.1
Talitridae EPA sp.1
Talitridae EPA sp.1
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I
 6
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 178 3
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
 2
Simulium ornatipes
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 12
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399
 5
Nanocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0499
 3
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
 45
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 12
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 45
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 18
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum QDAI1901
 28
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 3
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999
 5
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 2
Anisops sp.(Unident.) QH670499
 1
Odonata QO 13 3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002
 11
Xanthagrion erythroneurum QO021301
 1
Austroargiolestes icteromelas icteromelas QO070202
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.4
Weighted SIGNALT 2.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 37 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 37
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 5
Hirudinea LH 6 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 6
Oligochaeta LO 11 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 11
Coleoptera QC 44 5
Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001
 24
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Aulonogyrus strigosus QC100201
 15
Aulonogyrus strigosus
Paracymus pygmaeus QC111601
 3
Paracymus pygmaeus
Paracymus pygmaeus
Sclerocyphon striatus QC370104
 2
Sclerocyphon striatus
Sclerocyphon striatus
Diptera QD 48 3
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
 5
Simulium ornatipes
Simulium ornatipes
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 1
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
 25
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399
 2
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
 2
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 6
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 7
Hemiptera QH 44 2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 44
Odonata QO 32 3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002
 9
Rhadinosticta simplex QO030301
 1
Austroargiolestes icteromelas icteromelas QO070202
 8
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 11
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.4
Weighted SIGNALT 2.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 1
Gastropoda KG 13 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 4
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 9
Oligochaeta LO 60 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 60
Diptera QD 193 3
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
 81
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 38
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 70
Chironomini (Unident.) QDAI9999
 1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
 2
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Enithares woodwardi QH670101
 2
Odonata QO 1 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.3
Weighted SIGNALT 2.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 4
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 1
Hirudinea LH 7 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 4
Erpobdellidae (Unident.) LH059999
 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 21 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 21
Acarina MM 1 6
Hydracarina (Unident.) MM9999A8
 1
Hydracarina (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001
 3
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Sclerocyphon striatus QC370104
 4
Sclerocyphon striatus
Sclerocyphon striatus
Diptera QD 279 3
Tipulidae SRV sp.28 QD0199A8
 4
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
 83
Simulium ornatipes
Simulium ornatipes
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 2
Nanocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0499
 2
Cardiocladius australiensis QDAF1401
 10
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
 24
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
 1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 2
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 29
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 98
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum QDAI1901
 20
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum
Chironomini (Unident.) QDAI9999
 3
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
 1
Hemiptera QH 33 2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103
 6
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 4
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 7
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 15
Enithares woodwardi QH670101
 1
Odonata QO 8 3
Ischnura sp.(Unident.) QO021099
 4
Austroargiolestes icteromelas icteromelas QO070202
 2
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 2
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2
 1
Notalina spira QT250504
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8

   

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