Friday, February 8, 2019

Species List: 08-02-2019, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

20 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 08-02-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Adele of 145 minutes. Maximum depth 6.6 m, 27 C water temperature and 5+ m viz.

This time we dived Toilet Block and were not dissappointed! Many animals found from under rocks. Plus 2 now species for the river.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Anteaeolidiella cacaotica -1
Ceratosoma tenue -1
Cratena lineata -2
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Discodoris lilacina -1
Flabellina rubrolineata -3
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -4
Goniobranchus splendidus -3
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -1
* Hypselodoris obscura -18
Jorunna sp. 6 -1
Phyllodesmium poindimiei -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -15
Sclerodoris coriacea -1 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Tenellia puellula -1
Tenellia sp. 29 -2
Trapania brunnea -2 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Verconia simplex -3

Entry

Goniobranchus daphne

Substrate

Pteraeolidia semperi

Sclerodoris coriacea   NEW RECORD FOR RIVER

Sclerodoris coriacea   NEW RECORD FOR RIVER

Sclerodoris coriacea   NEW RECORD FOR RIVER

Goniobranchus daphne

Substrate

Trapania brunnea   NEW RECORD FOR RIVER

Trapania brunnea   NEW RECORD FOR RIVER

Discodoris lilacina

Tenellia puellula

Goniobranchus geometricus 
Ceratosoma tenue

Anteaeolidiella cacaotica

Hypselodoris obscura

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Substrate

Cratena lineata

Jorunna sp. 6

Goniobranchus splendidus

Goniobranchus daphne

Verconia simplex

Verconia simplex

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Phyllodesmium poindimiei

Tenellia sp. 29

Flabellina rubrolineata