Monday, July 8, 2019

Species List: 07-07-2019, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

24 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 07-07-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Elliot of 180 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 19 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.

Just another rainy weekend winters dive in the river. Boy was this one good, some very nice animals and a new species. The highlight for me was finding Eubranchus inabai again, such an unusual species. After turning over a rock a Sebadoris fragilis the size of my hand was revealed. Finding Spurilla braziliana from under a rock was also a great find. 13 Aeolid species were recorded. The winter water temp has finally reached 19C.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Ceratosoma tenue -1
Costasiella sp. 1 -3
Cratena lineata -28
Cratena simba -3
Discodoris lilacina -2
Eubranchus inabai -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 8 -2
Flabellina lotos -13
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniodoridella savigny -9
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -28
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -5
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -10
Hypselodoris zephyra -2
* Pteraeolidia semperi -29
Sebadoris fragilis -1
Spurilla braziliana -1
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Tenellia sp. 55 -1 NEW SPECIES
Unidentia sp. 5 -1

Entry

Ready go

Eubranchus sp. 3

Costasiella sp. 1

Goniodoridella savigny

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Flabellina lotos

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Tenellia sp. 55  NEW SPECIES

Tenellia sp. 55  NEW SPECIES

Substrate

Gymnodoris sp. 10 attacking Gymnodoris sp. 10

Gymnodoris sp. 10 attacking Gymnodoris sp. 10

Gymnodoris sp. 10 attacking Gymnodoris sp. 10

Unidentia sp. 5

Bulbaeolidia alba 

Eubranchus inabai

Eubranchus inabai

Eubranchus inabai

Flabellina lotos

Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile

Pteraeolidia semperi mating

Cratena lineata

Discodoris lilacina mating

Discodoris lilacina mating

Tenellia sp. 44

Hypselodoris zephyra

Spurilla braziliana

Cratena simba

Cratena lineata slime

Flabellina lotos

Costasiella sp. 1

Goniobranchus daphne

Gymnodoris sp. 17

Substrate

Sebadoris fragilis 150 mm anterior end

Sebadoris fragilis 150 mm ventral side

Sebadoris fragilis 150 mm

Hypselodoris zephyra

Cratena simba

Facelina sp. 8

Facelina sp. 8 pair