A single shore dive by Gary, Terry and David of 176 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 24 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.
With the species list growing the Team (minus Julie...working) decided to jump in again. This dive produced our best outing yet in the River, 39 species is our new record for the Mooloolah River. The Branchs came to play! Another new species was recorded, Dendrodoris arborescens, 3 animals from under a rock. Speaking of rock turning, one rock was turned over where there were 4 species found, 2 were discovered after the dive when viewing the photos!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
** found in photo after dive
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Cratena lineata -3
Cratena simba -1
Cratena sp. 3 - 1
Cratena sp. 6 -1
Dendrodoris arborescens -4 NEW SPECIES
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 - 1
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Eubranchus sp. 16 -2 NEW SPECIES
** Facelina sp. 2 -1
Facelina sp. 7 -1
Flabellina rubrolineata -32
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne - 5
Goniobranchus decorus -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -26
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -9
Gymnodoris amakusana -5
** Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1 eating
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Julia exquisita -1
Lomanotus sp. 5 -2
Marionia pustulosa -1
Philinopsis speciosa -10
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -19
Spinoaglaja orientalis -1
** Spurilla braziliana -2
Tenellia puellula -3
Tenellia sibogae -7
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 29 -3
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Trapania brunnea -1
Tubulophilinopsis lineolata -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -2
Unidentia sp. 2 -18
Entry point
Ready to go
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Flabellina rubrolineata
Pteraeolidia semperi
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Facelina sp. 2 and Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Julia exquisita
Cratena lineata
Trapania brunnea
Tenellia sp. 44
Polycera sp. 1
Polycera sp. 1 pair
Polycera sp. 1
Gymnodoris amakusana
Pteraeolidia semperi
Goniodoridella savignyi
Tenellia sp. 23
Substrate
Facelina sp. 7
Hypselodoris obscura
Substrate
Cratena sp. 6
Unidentia sp. 1
Philinopsis speciosa
Eubranchus sp. 10
Dendrodoris arborescens NEW SPECIES
Dendrodoris arborescens NEW SPECIES
Spurilla braziliana
Channel marker
Cratena simba
Marionia pustulosa
Marionia pustulosa anterior end
Spinoaglaja orientalis
Spinoaglaja orientalis
Tenellia sp. 29
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Goniobranchus daphne
Gymnodoris sp. 10 circled eating Pteraeolidia semperi
Philinopsis speciosa
Tenellia puellula
Tubulophilinopsis lineolata
Tubulophilinopsis lineolata
Lomanotus sp. 5
Lomanotus sp. 5
Philinopsis speciosa
Eubranchus sp. 16
Trapania brunnea
Julia exquisita
Polycera sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 44
Elysia sp. 11
Facelina sp. 7
Philinopsis speciosa
Philinopsis speciosa
Spurilla braziliana
Bulbaeolidia alba
Spinoaglaja orientalis
Tenellia sibogae
Dendrodoris arborescens
