Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Species List: 31-10-2016, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

25 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland,
31-10-2016

Terry, Gary & David on this single shore entry dive of 132 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 24 C water temperature and up to 5 m viz.

Yet another nice long relaxing dive in the river with plenty of sea slug species to photograph. A fair number of Plakobranchus sp. 1 were sighted and two species new to the river list were recorded -
Favorinus tsuruganus & Hypselodoris kanga.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.

Bulbaeolidia alba -3
Cratena lineata -1
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Favorinus tsuruganus -1
* Flabellina angelvaldesi -54
Flabellina rubrolineata -1
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -3
Goniobranchus daphne -39
Goniobranchus decorus -6
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus reticulatus -1
Goniobranchus splendidus -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -3
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -28
Hypselodoris kanga -1
Hypselodoris obscura -12
Jorunna sp. 3 -1
Plakobranchus sp. 1 -6
Pleurobranchus peronii -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -9
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -1
Trinchesia sp. 23 -10
Trinchesia sp. 24 -3
Trinchesia yamasui -3
Verconia simplex -1

Pleurobranchus peronii

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Trinchesia sp. 24

Verconia simplex

Elysia sp. 11

Favorinus tsuruganus

Plakobranchus sp. 1

Sakuraeolis nungunoides

Cratena lineata

Goniobranchus reticulatus

Trinchesia yamasui

Surface conditions

Goniobranchus daphne

Substrate

Jorunna sp. 3

Flabellina angelvaldesi

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Hypselodoris kanga

Trinchesia sp. 23

Pteraeolidia semperi 

Goniobranchus decorus

Goniobranchus splendidus

Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniodoridella savignyi

Hypselodoris obscura