Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Species List: La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 17-01-2016

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

Terry and Vanessa on this single shore entry dive of 108 minutes. Maximum depth 6.4 m, 26 C water temperature and 1 m viz.

Still poor viz. Vanessa spotted a new Goniodoris sp.  for our records and Terry took a sequence of a Gymnodoris feeding.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Cratena simba -1
* Flabellina angelvaldesi -20+
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -3
Goniodoris sp. 4 -1 New species
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Pleurobranchus weberi -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -5
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -1
Trinchesia cf. yamasui -1

Sakuraeolis nungunoides

Sakuraeolis nungunoides - bristling cerata 
- defensive action when aggravated

Goniodoris sp. 4 - New species

Goniobranchus decorus

Pteraeolidia semperi

Flabellina angelvaldesi

Below - A four frame sequence of 
Gymnodoris sp. 10 feeding on 
Flabellina angelvaldesi