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NOTICE: SIGNALT Calculations are currently running through final testing and may be inaccurate until completed.

Essendon end of Primrose St MOO0116

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 22-04-2002
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 20
Taxa count ALT 25
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3 3.5 2.5
Weighted SIGNAL 4.3 4 3.8

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, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 65.74% 9,079,222,336m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 20.41% 2,818,224,216m2
  Natural 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 11.21% 1,548,873,227m2
Show minor land uses 8
138,113,488m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 10 2
Dugesia sp.(Unident.) IF610299
10
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Physa acuta KG080101
4
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Erpobdellidae (Unident.) LH059999
1
Oligochaeta LO 38 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
38
Amphipoda OP 120 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
120
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 54 5
Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001
24
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I
6
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Sclerocyphon basicollis QC370101
22
Sclerocyphon basicollis
Sclerocyphon basicollis
Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.) QC370199
2
Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.)
Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.)
Diptera QD 68 3
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
22
Simulium ornatipes
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
9
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
2
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
4
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399
10
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
14
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
1
Hemiptera QH 45 2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
40
Enithares woodwardi QH670101
5
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Trichoptera QT 43 8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2
40
Ecnomus pansus QT080401
2
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
2
Gastropoda KG 9 1
Physa acuta KG080101
8
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
1
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Corbiculina australis KP020101
1
Hirudinea LH 12 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
12
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
8
Amphipoda OP 93 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
93
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 11 5
Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001
9
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.) QC370199
2
Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.)
Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.)
Diptera QD 82 3
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
1
Simulium ornatipes
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
3
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
19
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399
1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
28
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
30
Hemiptera QH 42 2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
1
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
40
Odonata QO 2 3
Adversaeschna brevistyla QO120201
2
Trichoptera QT 41 8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2
40
Ecnomus continentalis QT080402
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Physa acuta KG080101
5
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Corbiculina australis KP020101
1
Oligochaeta LO 16 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
11
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Amphipoda OP 147 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
36
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
111
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
8
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 69 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
13
Sclerocyphon striatus QC370104
56
Sclerocyphon striatus
Sclerocyphon striatus
Diptera QD 13 3
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
1
Simulium ornatipes
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
7
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Ephydridae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD78999I
1
Ephydridae (Unident.) (Pupa)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAF999I
1
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
1
Hemiptera QH 23 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
17
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
6
Odonata QO 5 3
Ischnura sp.(Unident.) QO021099
1
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
4
Trichoptera QT 38 8
Hydroptila sp.(Unident.) QT030599
1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2
23
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
8
Ecnomus pansus QT080401
2
Ecnomus continentalis QT080402
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 8 2
Temnocephalidea (Unident.) IF499999
1
Cura pinguis IF610101
1
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
6
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
1
Gastropoda KG 65 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
3
Ferrissia tasmanica KG060102
1
Physa acuta KG080101
9
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
3
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
49
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Corbiculina australis KP020101
2
Hirudinea LH 10 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
10
Oligochaeta LO 35 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
19
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
16
Amphipoda OP 891 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
570
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
321
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
4
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 63 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
12
Hydrochus EPA sp.A1 QC1102A1
1
Hydrochus EPA sp.A1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Sclerocyphon striatus QC370104
38
Sclerocyphon striatus
Sclerocyphon striatus
Diptera QD 461 3
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
1
Simulium ornatipes
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
249
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
50
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
5
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999
2
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
153
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
1
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
3
Odonata QO 16 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
15
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
1
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.6