Nudibranch Central: Species List: 10-11-2018, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Species List: 10-11-2018, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

33 species sighted at, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 10-11-2018.

A single shore entry dive by Gary, Terry, Julie and David of 157 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 22 C water temperature and 2-4 m viz.

With new species being recorded the Team ventured into the river for another look. David and I went west while Julie and Terry went east. Between us we recorded 33 species, not bad. We found another new species on the sand Colpodaspis sp. 1 two animals, very exciting. The numbers of Flabellina rubrolineata and Goniodoridella savignyi are huge. Plocamopherus tilesii and Costasiella sp. 2 were also great finds.

This dive equals our best species list in the river for the third time. Well done Team.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Colpodaspis sp. 1 -2 NEW SPECIES
Costasiella sp. 2 -3
Cratena lineata -26
Doto sp. 6 -12
Eubranchus sp. 10 -8
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 11 -3
* Flabellina rubrolineata -137
Goniodoridella savignyi -80
Goniobranchus daphne -13
Goniobranchus decorus - 1
Goniobranchus geometricus - 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -20
Goniodoridella sp. 7 -3
Gymnodoris amakusana -6
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 20 - 1
Hypselodoris obscura - 5
Niparaya sp. 4 -1
Okenia liklik -2
Philinopsis speciosa -2
Plocamopherus tilesii -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -3
Retusa sp. 5 shell -1
Tenellia puellula - 1
Tenellia sibogae -4
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 24 - 1
Thuridilla carlsoni -10
Unidentia sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 2 - 17
Unidentia sp. 5 - 4