26 species sighted at Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 02-09-2020.
A single solo shore entry dive Gary of 280 minutes. Maximum depth 5.2 m, 20 C water temperature, 10+ m viz.
Mid-week diving now that's better! When I arrived at the river and had a look I was happy the water looked so clean. On the bottom - WOW!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -2
Cratena lineata -9
Elysia sp. 11 -4
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -9
Goniodoridella savignyi -11
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -48
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -10
Myja sp. 1 -1
Niparaya sp. 12 -1
Niparaya sp. 13 -1
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Placida kevinleei -2
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Tenellia sp. 47 -2
Tenellia sp. 66 -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -27
Unidentia sp. 2 -8
Unidentia sp. 3 -17
Early morning entry
Drifting
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 3
Hypselodoris obscura
Placida kevinleei
Costasiella kuroshimae
Substrate
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 47 mating pair
Retusa amphizosta
Tenellia sp. 66
Unidentia sp. 3
Cratena lineata
Substrate
Costasiella kuroshimae
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Goniodoridella savignyi
Niparaya sp. 13
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 44
Hypselodoris obscura
Elysia sp. 11
Eubranchus sp. 3
Substrate
Two flatworms
Substrate
Facelina sp. 3
Bulbaeolidia alba
Looking up!
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Philinopsis speciosa
Niparaya sp. 12
Unidentia sp. 3
Myja sp. 1
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina lotos
Pleurobranchus peronii
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 2
Tornatina sp. 1 and Facelina sp. 11
Facelina sp. 11
Goniodoridella sp. 6
