Monday, June 4, 2018

Species List: 03-06-2018, Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

17 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 03-06-2018.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Nick of 137 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 21C water temperature and up to 6 m viz.

After receiving intel that the river was clear water Nick and I jumped at the Rotunda. Upon approaching the bottom it a clear to us the dive was going to be good. The first thing I noticed was that there was no silt! Goniodoridella sp. 1 numbers have risen as well as Cratena lineata. As the 4th day of winter rolls on so does the water temp now at 22C...ahhh the drysuit!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1
Cratena lineata -14
Cratena simba -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Flabellina rubrolineata -24
Goniobranchus daphne -6
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -46
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris kanga -1
Hypselodoris obscura -12
Pteraeolidia semperi -5
Tenellia sp. ?? -1 New Species??

Entry

Nick ready to go

Flabellina rubrolineata

Substrate

Cratena lineata

Hypselodoris obscura

Cratena lineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Goniobranchus decorus

Pteraeolidia semperi

Pteraeolidia semperi

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Goniobranchus geometricus

Flabellina rubrolineata

Hypselodoris kanga

Hypselodoris kanga gills

Substrate no silt!

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Channel Marker base

Channel Marker

Pteraeolidia semperi

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Tenellia sp. ??

Cratena lineata

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Goniodoridella savignyi

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Atys semistriatus shell 

Cratena lineata

Substrate

Cratena simba

Goniodoridella savignyi

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Tenellia sp. ??