Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Species List: 22-01-2017, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

12 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 22-01-2017.

Julie, Terry, Gary and David on this single shore entry dive, of 109 minutes. Maximum depth 5.5 m, 26 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.

Not much tidal range at the moment and the slugs are scarce as well. Aeolids and pleurobranchs seem to have gone missing.

Number of each species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.

Dermatobranchus funiculus -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Goniobranchus daphne -5
Goniobranchus decorus -3
Goniobranchus splendidus -2
Goniobranchus verrieri -6
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -6
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Liloa sp. 2 -1 Shell
Plakobranchus sp. 1 -2
* Pteraeolidia semperi -7
Tenellia sp. 23 -1

La Balsa Park

Plakobranchus sp. 1 - a pair.

Plakobranchus sp. 1

Plakobranchus sp. 1

Goniobranchus verrieri 

Goniobranchus verrieri 

Goniobranchus verrieri 

Goniobranchus verrieri 

Goniobranchus daphne

Substrate

Hypselodoris obscura

Dermatobranchus funiculus

Pteraeolidia semperi

Goniobranchus decorus 

Goniobranchus splendidus

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Liloa sp. 2 - shell