Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Species List: 07-09-2020, Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

24 species sighted at Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 07-09-2020.

A single shore entry dive Gary and Sheryl of 202 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 21 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz. 

Let's go diving! Rain is falling and have the place to ourselves. The water is still looking good. Not a lot of species but some nice ones.Two Thuridilla carlsoni were nice to record as well as Costasiella sp. 1 before it disappeared. Trapania palmula is as always a great one to see.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba -4
Costasiella kuroshimae -2
Costasiella sp. 1 -1
Cratena lineata -11
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Flabellina lotos -6
Goniodoridella savignyi -6
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -33
Goniodoridella sp. 7 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 9 -1
Haminoea sp. 16 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -7
Liloa brevis shell -2
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 32 -1
Tenellia sp. 66 -3
Thuridilla carlsoni -2
Trapania palmula -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -16
Unidentia sp. 2 -13
Unidentia sp. 3 -9

Rainy entry

Ready

Substrate

Substrate

Goniodoridella savignyi

Haminoea sp. 16

Tenellia sp. 32

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Thuridilla carlsoni

Unidentia sp. 3

Hypselodoris obscura

Unidentia sp. 3

Unidentia sp. 3

Costasiella sp. 1

Tenellia sp. 66

Tenellia sp. 66

Tenellia sp. 23

Unidentia sp. 2

Thuridilla carlsoni

Roxaniella leucampyx

Costasiella kuroshimae

Bulbaeolidia alba

Costasiella kuroshimae

Substrate

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Flabellina lotos

Facelina sp. 3

Cratena lineata

Hypselodoris obscura 

Goniodoridella sp. 7

Goniodoridella sp. 7

Bulbaeolidia alba 

Goniodoridella sp. 1 monument!

Pleurobranchus peronii

Polycera sp. 1

Trapania palmula

Flatworm

Goniodoridella sp. 9