Nudibranch Central: Species List: 23-11-2018, Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Species List: 23-11-2018, Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

36 species sighted at, Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 23-11-2018.

A single shore night dive by Gary, David, Julie and Terry of 126 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 24 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.

When the night beckens...off we go in hopes of finding something special. This night dive proved exciting. Madrella ferruginosa was spotted right at the beginning. The highlight was seeing so many Sakuraeolis nungunoides. A new Gymnodoris species was also found with wine red spots and no gills (that we can see). There were a few Biuve fulvipunctata as well. 36 species was a great outing!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus -2
Biuve fulvipunctata -4
Carminodoris nodulosa -1
Dendrodoris nigra –1
Dermatobranchus sp. 6 –2
Dolabella auricularia -1
Facelina sp. 8 -1
Favorinus sp. 1 -2
Flabellina rubrolineata -15
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -3
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 21 -1 NEW SPECIES
Hydatina physis shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Hypselodoris zephyra -2
Madrella ferruginosa -1
Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens –2
Pleurobranchus weberi juvenile -1
Pruvotfolia sp. 1 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -4
Rostanga sp. 3 -1 NEW SPECIES?
* Sakuraeolis nungunoides -17
Sebadoris fragilis -2
Spinophallus falcipahlus -1
Tenellia diversicolor -1
Tenellia sp. 32 -9
Tenellia sp. 44 -3
Thordisa albomacula -2
Thordisa tahala -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -4
Unidentia sp. 2 -5
Unidentia sp. 5 -4