41 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 23-10-2020.
A single shore entry dive Gary and David of 248 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 24 C water temperature, 10+ m viz.
For the first time this season the water temp reached 24C for the whole dive and the air temp was the same. Even though I had a short hose leak and water slowly working into the back of my neck, I dived on. It seemed as though there were lots of Nudibranchs to be discovered. To record eight Placida kevinleei was fantastic! About time Phyllodesmium came out to play. And another surprise was recording Tenellia puellula again. Another epic dive in a diverse river, species, water temp and water clarity yep EPIC...
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Bulbaeolidia alba -3
Colpodaspis sp. 2 -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -4
Cratena lineata -12
Doto sp. 3 -2
Elysia sp. 11 -3
Eubranchus sp. 3 -3
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina lotos -18
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
Goniobranchus setoensis -5
* Goniodoridella savignyi -23
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -10
Haminoea sp. 17 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -8
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many eggs
Kabeiro christianae -2
Liloa brevis shell -2
Limacia ornata -1
Myja sp. 1 -3
Niparaya sp. 18 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -3
Placida kevinleei -8
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -5
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia puellula -1
Tenellia sibogae -7
Tenellia sp. 23 -3
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Tenellia sp. 44 -3
Thuridilla carlsoni -3
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Trapania brunnea -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -22
Unidentia sp. 2 -17
Unidentia sp. 3 -11
Unidentia sp. 9 -2
Beautiful entry
Ready
Surface
Substrate
Substrate
Fish Cage
Tenellia sibogae x2
Tenellia sibogae
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella savignyi
Placida kevinleei
Facelina sp. 11 black
Unidentia sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10
Roxaniella leucampyx
Tenellia sp. 24
Tenellia sp. 24
Bulbaeolidia alba
Substrate
Goniodoridella savignyi
Tenellia sp. 23
Haminoea sp. 17
Goniodoridella savignyi
Tenellia sp. 44 - 2 mm
Substrate
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 1
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Placida kevinleei
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 3
Placida kevinleei
Placida kevinleei x2
Hypselodoris obscura
Elysia sp. 11
Tenellia sp. 23
Eubranchus sp. 3
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Substrate
Myja sp. 1
Myja sp. 1
Doto sp. 3 x2
Myja sp. 1
Kabeiro christianae
Kabeiro christianae
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 44
Thuridilla carlsoni
Unidentia sp. 2
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Limacia ornata
Limacia ornata
Facelina sp. 3
Thuridilla carlsoni
Niparaya sp. 18
Elysia sp. 11
Unidentia sp. 3
Flabellina lotos
Costasiella kuroshimae
Costasiella kuroshimae
Tenellia puellula
Cratena lineata
Facelina sp. 11
Liloa brevis shell
What the...
Flatworm
Trapania brunnea
Placida kevinleei
Eubranchus sp. 3
Goniobranchus geometricus
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniobranchus setoensis
Pleurobranchus peronii
Tenellia puellula
Tenellia sp. 44
