Thursday, March 23, 2017

Species List: 22-03-2017, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

7 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 22-03-2017.

Gary and Allan on this single shore entry dive, of 120 minutes. Maximum depth 6.3 m, 28 C water temperature and 1 to 2 m viz.

With all the rain we have had the visibility has dropped right off. The numbers of Nudibranchs we used to see has dropped off as well.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1
* Flabellina rubrolineata -6
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -3
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Tenellia sibogae -1

Goniobranchus daphne

Flabellina rubrolineata

The murky depths

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Tenellia sibogae

Goniobranchus daphne

Pteraeolidia semperi

Goniobranchus daphne

The marker

Flabellina rubrolineata

Atys semistriatus shell

Hypselodoris obscura