25 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 23-07-2020.
A single solo shore entry dive by Gary of 250 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 18 C water temperature up to 8 m viz.
A Melbourne kind of winter day! The water is still quite clear and this is the first time in 3 years the water temp has dipped to 18C. Some very interesting nudibranchs were recorded today, some we have not seen since the big flush-out. Thuridilla carlsoni, Philinopsis speciosa x2 and Tenellia sp. 62 were great to see come back! On a different note Goniodoridella sp. 1 has all but dried up, only 2 animals were recorded.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys sp. 8 shell -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Cratena lineata -11
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Facelina sp. 4 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -1
* Flabellina lotos -15
Flabellina sp. 9 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -14
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -2
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -4
Myja hyotan -1
Myja sp. 1 -1
Philinopsis speciosa -2
Polycera sp. 6 -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -3
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sp. 62 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -13
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -2
Early entry
Substrate
Fish Cage
Cratena lineata
Roxaniella leucampyx
Cratena lineata and Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
Haminoea sp. 19
Philinopsis speciosa
Facelina sp. 11
Polycera sp. 6
Polycera sp. 6
Polycera sp. 6
Retusa amphizosta
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 1
Flabellina sp. 9
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Cratena lineata
Facelina sp. 4
Facelina sp. 4
Atys sp. 8
Philinopsis speciosa
Flabellina lotos
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Thuridilla carlsoni
Myja hyotan
Myja sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 2
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 62
Costasiella kuroshimae
Roxaniella leucampyx
Polycera sp. 6
Tenellia sp. 62
Polycera sp. 6
