Species List: 21-01-2021, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 24 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 21-01-2021.

A single shore entry dive with Gary, Harvey and Tracey of 270 minutes. Maximum depth 6.7 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.

With a 1.3 m tidal flow we thought of giving Toilet Block another go. Upon arrival the river is finally getting brown. I knew this brown run-off was new and thought the bottom would be ok with a 1 m layer of fresh water on the surface. As we began our search it was clear the was the case. Oddly the numbers of species was low. It was nice quite a few Knoutsodonta maugeansis from under rocks. It was also a treat to see Diversidoris aurantionodulosa with it's egg mass... the future!

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

Anteaeolidiella cacaotica -1

Bulbaeolidia alba -1

Cratina lineata -3

Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -1

Eubranchus sp. 10 -5

* Flabellina lotos -23

Goniobranchus daphne -2

Goniobranchus setoensis -2

Goniobranchus splendidus -2

Goniobranchus verrieri -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -4

Goniodoridella sp. 1 -19

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2

Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1

Hypselodoris obscura -10

Knoutsodonta maugeansis -7

Liloa brevis shell -8

Plocamopherus pecoso -1

Pteraeolidia semperi -1

Retusa amphizosta -1, shell -1

Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1

Tenellia puellula -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -1

Vellicolla amphorella shell -1

A top layer of brown entry

Surface

Ok what?

Ready

Shoot

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flatworm

Knoutsodonta maugeansis x3

Knoutsodonta maugeansis x2

Goniobranchus daphne

Substrate

Retusa amphizosta  shell

Flabellina lotos

Diversidoris aurantionodulosa

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris obscura

Flatworm

Hypselodoris obscura

Eubranchus sp. 10

Flabellina lotos

Flabellina lotos

Flabellina lotos

Tenellia puellula

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Flatworm

Liloa brevis

Retusa amphizosta 

Vellicolla amphorella

Goniodoridella savignyi

Gymnodoris sp. 27

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Substrate channel marker

Stone fish

What??

Diversidoris aurantionodulosa

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Substrate

Tenellia puellula

Tire up

Flabellina lotos

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Tire down

What??

Retusa amphizosta

Liloa brevis

Atys sp.

Species List: 19-01-2021, Fish Cage up river, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 40 species sighted at Fish Cage up river, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 19-01-2021.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Tracey of 310 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 5 m viz.

Trying to get in as much as we can, with the potential of big rain coming. A 1.5 m tidal flow was very kind and very nice to search in. The first rock I turned over had one of favs - Knoutsodonta maugeansis while after 300 minutes of bliss I turned over my last rock and there it was my other fav - Limacia ornata! I am ok with happiness so please don't worry! Another great dive. Bob Burn has confirmed the Tornatina shell as a new species.

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1

Atys sp. 8 shell -2

Chromodoris sp. 6 -1

Cratina lineata -14

Dendrodoris nigra -2

Doto sp. 3 -5

Eubranchus sp. 10 -7

Facelina sp. 11 -4

* Flabellina lotos -26

Goniobranchus daphne -5

Goniobranchus splendidus juvenile -1

Goniobranchus verrieri juvenile -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -2

Goniodoridella sp. 1 -19

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1

Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1

Hypselodoris obscura -12

Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1

Liloa brevis shell -7

Limacia ornata -1

Myja sp. 1 -2

Philinopsis falciphallus -1

Phyllodesmium opalescens -2

Phyllodesmium poindimei three live castoff cerata -1

Placida kevinleei -1

Plakobranchus ocellatus -2

Polycera sp. 1 -1

Pteraeolidia semperi -1

Retusa amphizosta -1, shell -3

Roxaniella leucampyx shell -3

Sebadoris fragilis -1

Tenellia sp. 23 -2

Tenellia sp. 49 -1

Tenellia sp. 66 -5

Tornatina gordonis shell -1

Tornatina sp. 9 shell -1 NEW SPECIES

Unidentia sp. 1 -15

Unidentia sp. 4 -2

Unidentia sp. 14 -8

Vellicolla amphorella shell -2

Entry

Making ready

Ready

Surface

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Vellicolla amphorella

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2

Flatworm

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniobranchus daphne

Flabellina lotos

Shoot

Roxaniella leucampyx

Vellicolla amphorella

Doto sp. 3

Eubranchus sp. 10

Tenellia sp. 66 x2

Doto sp. 3 

Myja sp. 1 x2

Tenellia sp. 49

Retusa amphizosta

Tenellia sp. 66

Chromodoris sp. 6

Cratina lineata 

Hypselodoris obscura

Facelina sp. 11

Eubranchus sp. 10 

Unidentia sp. 1

Atys sp. 8 

Tenellia sp. 23

Goniobranchus verrieri juvenile

Goniobranchus splendidus juvenile

Hypselodoris obscura

Searching Fish Cage

Unidentia sp. 14

Phyllodesmium poindimei three live castoff cerata

Cratina lineata

Fish Cage

Substrate

Substrate

Tenellia sp. 23

Facelina sp. 11

Eubranchus sp. 10

Plakobranchus ocellatus

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 4

Hypselodoris obscura

Flabellina lotos being attacked by a crab

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Gymnodoris sp. 27

Placida kevinleei

Tornatina gordonis

Retusa amphizosta

Tornatina sp. 9 shell  NEW SPECIES

Tornatina sp. 9 shell  NEW SPECIES

Limacia ornata

A friend

Limacia ornata

Limacia ornata

Substrate

Roxaniella leucampyx

Polycera sp. 1

Pteraeolidia semperi

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Liloa brevis

Dendrodoris nigra x2

Philinopsis falciphallus

Plakobranchus ocellatus

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Unidentia sp. 4 

Sebadoris fragilis