Species List: Moffat Beach, Caloundra intertidal, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 9-04-2016

10 species sighted during a two hour search of the inter-tidal area at Moffat Beach, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast. An hour spent looking under rocks and an hour searching the tidal pools - back breaking stuff but some interesting finds that make it worthwhile.

Good conditions with a clear sky and no wind to 'ruffle' the surface and make searching the pools difficult.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

*Aplysia argus - 43
Berthella stellata - 1
Elysia coodgeensis - 15
Favorinus japonicus - 1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 - 1
Haminoea sp. 1 - 12
Haminoea sp. 2 - 1
Philine rubrata - 1
Spurilla brazilliana - 1 (red colour-form)
Vayssierea caledonica - 27

 Haminoea sp. 2

 Favorinus japonicus

 Philine rubrata

 Haminoea sp. 1

 Gymnodoris sp. 10

Berthella stellata

Aplysia argus egg mass

 Elysia coodgeensis - in situ

 Gymnodoris sp. 10 - in situ

Spurilla brazilliana

Terry at one of the tidal pools