Saturday, December 7, 2019

Species List: 03-12-2019, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

23 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 03-12-2019.

A single solo shore entry dive by Gary of 210 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 23 C water temperature and up to 7 m viz.

The third day of summer, what another great idea, I'm going diving and avoiding the heat! Not as many species as previous dives in the river but some great finds non the less.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Costasiella sp. 2 -2
Dendrodoris nigra juvenile -1
Doto sp. 5 -13
Flabellina lotos -1
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -8
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -22
Gymnodoris amakusana -14
Hypselodoris obscura -16
Hypselodoris whitei -1
Jorunna sp. 6 -4
Myja longicornis -4
Onchidoris maugeansis -2
Petalifera sp. 3 -1 NEW SPECIES
Phyllaplysia lafonti -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -2
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -5
Rostanga arbutus -1
Tenellia sibogae -3
Unidentia sp. 9 -1

Entry

Surface conditions

Tenellia sibogae 

Tenellia sibogae 

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Bulbaeolidia alba

Costasiella sp. 2

Hypselodoris obscura

Substrate

Jorunna sp. 6 egg mass

Gymnodoris amakusana

Hypselodoris obscura three juveniles

Substrate

Doto sp. 5

Doto sp. 5

Goniobranchus splendidus

Jorunna sp. 6 food source

Jorunna sp. 6 two animals

Hypselodoris whitei 

Goniobranchus daphne

Substrate

Hypselodoris obscura 

Petalifera sp. 3  NEW SPECIES

Petalifera sp. 3  NEW SPECIES

Phyllaplysia lafonti

Petalifera sp. 3  NEW SPECIES

Pteraeolidia semperi 

Hypselodoris obscura two pair

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile 

Hypselodoris obscura

Rostanga arbutus

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Goniodoridella savignyi

Unidentia sp. 9 

Dendrodoris nigra juvenile

Onchidoris maugeansis egg masses

Onchidoris maugeansis

Onchidoris maugeansis

Ambuscintilla daviei a bivalve

Myja longicornis 

Myja longicornis pair