Nudibranch Central: Species List: 26-11-2019, Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Species List: 26-11-2019, Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

32 species sighted at Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 26-11-2019.

A single solo shore entry dive by Gary of 201 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 24 C water temperature and up to 5 m viz.

A solo dive was in order to see just how manageable a 2.0m tidal flow is. Results.... very doable no probs for me. Of course finding Phyllaplysia lafonti, Phyllodesmium undulatum, Placida kevinleei, Pteraeolidia semperi and Sakuraeolis nungunoides were a real treat! Also finding 3 live Mnestia sp. 1 out in the open were great finds. Gymnodoris amakusana were in abundance today as well as Goniodoridella sp. 1

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Austrocylichna leucampyx shell -1
Bulla sp. shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Costasiella sp. 2 -1
Doto sp. 5 -28
Elysia coodgeensis -1
Facelina sp. 11 -3
Flabellina lotos -2
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniobranchus decorus -6
Goniodoridella savignyi -17
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -48
Gymnodoris amakusana -39
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 13 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -5
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -3
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Hypselodoris roo -1
Mnestia sp. 1 -3
Okenia liklik -3
Philinopsis speciosa -2
Phyllaplysia lafonti -2
Phyllodesmium undulatum -2
Placida kevinleei -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -2
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 34 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -3
Unidentia sp. 1 -6