Thursday, January 5, 2017

Species List: 05-01-2017, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

14 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 05-01-2017

Gary and Chris on this single shore entry dive, of 145 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 26 C water temperature and 1-2 m viz.

Nice to see Flabellina angelvaldesi coming back. After a bit of rain the viz dropped down.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -2
Flabellina angelvaldesi -2
Flabellina sp. 4 -1
Godiva quadricolor -5
Goniobranchus daphne -21
Goniobranchus decorus -3
Goniobranchus verrieri -5
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -5
* Hypselodoris obscura -24
Liloa brevis -2 shells
Pteraeolidia semperi -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -3

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Bulbaeolidia alba

Goniobranchus verrieri

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniobranchus decorus

Pteraeolidia semperi

Goniobranchus verrieri

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Hypselodoris obscura

The substrate

Godiva quadricolor

Liloa brevis shells

 The marker

Flabellina angelvaldes

Flabellina sp. 4

Tenellia sp. 23

Flabellina angelvaldesi