47 species sighted at Fish Cage upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.01-12-2020.
A single night shore entry dive Gary, Fran and Nevar of 176 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 24 C water temperature, 5 m viz.
With a 1.4 m tidal flow and the first day of summer a night dive was in order. There were many great nudibranchs. The large Philinopsis animals were mind blowing. Another new species was recorded, Plocamopherus maculatus. Plus recording Trapania sp. 2 was a treat. Another epic dive!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aglaja fulvipunctata -1
Atys semistriatus -3
Bulla vernicosa -2
Colinatys sp. 1 -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -3
Cratena lineata -11
Dendrodoris nigra -1
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 13 -1
Flabellina lotos -7
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -5
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -20
Goniodoridella sp. 3 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -3
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -2
Hydatina physis -1
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many babies
Mnestia sp. 1 -19
Niparaya sp. 11 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -6
Philinopsis lineolata -1
Philinopsis pilsbryi -2
Philinopsis reticulata -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Plocamopherus maculatus -1 NEW SPECIES
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Retusa complanata -2
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -3
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -3
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Tenellia sp. 66 -1
Tenellia sp. 66 -1
Tenellia sp. 69 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Trapania brunnea -1
Trapania sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -18
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Entry
Surface
Substrate
Substrate
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Unidentia sp. 3
Trapania sp. 2
Shoot
Trapania sp. 2
Retusa complanata
Goniodoridella sp. 3
Goniobranchus setoensis
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Dendrodoris nigra
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Retusa complanata
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 69
Plocamopherus maculatus NEW SPECIES
Plocamopherus maculatus NEW SPECIES
Plocamopherus maculatus NEW SPECIES
Plocamopherus maculatus NEW SPECIES
Plocamopherus maculatus NEW SPECIES
Plocamopherus maculatus NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus daphne
Hydatina physis
Hydatina physis
Unidentia sp. 1
Elysia sp. 11
Philinopsis lineolata
Philinopsis lineolata
Cratena lineata x2
Hypselodoris obscura
Bulla vernicosa
Bulla vernicosa
Philinopsis reticulata
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Tenellia sp. 66
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniobranchus geometricus
Philinopsis pilsbryi
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Tenellia sp. 23
Gymnodoris sp. 20
Costasiella kuroshimae
Mnestia sp. 1
Atys semistriatus
Philinopsis falciphallus
Polycera sp. 1
Costasiella kuroshimae x2
Bulla vernicosa
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Trapania brunnea
Bulla vernicosa
Tenellia sp. 24
Facelina sp. 13
Facelina bourailli
Aglaja fulvipunctata
