Friday, January 22, 2016

Species List: La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 10-01-2016

20 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Julie, Terry and David on this single shore entry dive of 135 minutes. Maximum depth 6.3 m, 26 C water temperature and 4 m viz.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Analogium amakusanum -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -5
Dermatobranchus cf. primus -2
Flabellina angelvaldesi -10
Flabellina rubrolineata -4
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniobranchus verrieri -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -3
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 13 -2  (New species)
Gymnodoris sp. 14 -1  (New species)
Hypselodoris obscura -12
Philinopsis falciphallus -2
Philinopsis pilsbryi -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -2
Pleurobranchus weberi -2
* Pteraeolidia semperi -21
Trinchesia sibogae -1
Trinchesia sp. 28 -1 (New species)

Surface shot as divers prepare for immersion

Goniobranchus verrieri

Gymnodoris sp. 13 (New species)

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Hypselodoris obscura

Pteraeolidia semperi

Pleurobranchus weberi - a pair

The substrate 

Bulbaeolidia alba

Philinopsis pilsbryi

Philinopsis falciphallus

Trinchesia sibogae

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flabellina rubrolineata

Dermatobranchus cf. primus

Gymnodoris sp. 14 (New species)

Goniobranchus daphne makes a hurried exit as a 
Gymnodoris attacks a Goniobranchus collingwoodi

Gymnodoris attacks a Flabellina

Trinchesia sp. 28 - New species