Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Species List: 28-06-2021, Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

29 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 28-06-2021.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 240 minutes. Maximum depth 5.5 m, 18/18 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.

With some rain coming I thought a nice winters day dive would be in order. It did not disappoint.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -2
Costasiella kuroshimae -4
Costasiella sp. 1 -1
* Cratena lineata -43
Cratena pawarshindeorum -1
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Elysia sp. 25 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina sp. 10 -1    
Flabellina lotos -29
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniodoridella savignyi -11
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -36
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -10
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young
Liloa brevis shell -2
Lophodoris sp. 1 -3
Myja sp. 1 -2
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Placida kevinleei -10
Polycera melanosticta -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Retusa sp. 1 shell -1
Retusa sp. 6 -1
Sakuraeolis sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 1 -17
Weinkauffia reliqua -2 live, 1 shell

Early entry

Surface

Substrate

Fish Cage

Unidentia sp. 1 x2

Flatworm

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniodoridella savignyi

Flabellina lotos

Elysia sp. 25

Liloa brevis

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Weinkauffia reliqua

Weinkauffia reliqua

Flatworm

Sakuraeolis sp. 1

Sakuraeolis sp. 1 x2

Cratena lineata

Substrate

Sakuraeolis sp. 1

Cratena lineata

Atys semistriatus

Hypselodoris obscura

Placida kevinleei

Hypselodoris obscura

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniobranchus daphne

Elysia sp. 11

Goniodoridella savignyi

Costasiella kuroshimae

Costasiella kuroshimae

Facelina sp. 10

Weinkauffia reliqua

Weinkauffia reliqua

Sakuraeolis sp. 1

Philinopsis speciosa 

Retusa sp. 6

Eubranchus sp. 10

Costasiella sp. 1

Placida kevinleei

Flabellina lotos

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Polycera melanosticta

Polycera melanosticta

Placida kevinleei

Lophodoris sp. 1

Lophodoris sp. 1

Placida kevinleei

Placida kevinleei

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Substrate

Myja sp. 1 x2

Retusa amphizosta