Species List: 04-02-2019, Fish Cage up river, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

20 species sighted at Fish Cage up river, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 04-02-2019.

A single solo shore entry dive by Gary of 212 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 27 C water temperature and 6+ m viz.

With the water being so clear another dive was in order. This time a nice long solo one. The Aeolids came out to play. From under a rock egg masses were found on a bryzoan. Next to the eggs is an unknown doris nudibranch. Bob Burn thinks the egg masses belong to a species of Onchidoris...have to look harder next time. Another live Retusa sp. was also found 3 mm shell length.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1
Cratena lineata -4
Doto sp. 3 -2
Doto sp. 5 -4
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina rubrolineata -3
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 21 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Niparaya sp. 4 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Retusa sp. 5 shell -1 animal -1
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tenellia sp. 49 -1
Unknown dorid -1

Entry

My buddy

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Substrate

Eubranchus sp. 3

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus daphne

Flabellina rubrolineata 

Flabellina rubrolineata 

Pteraeolidia semperi

Substrate

Retusa sp. 5 shell

Gymnodoris amakusana

Tenellia sp. 47

Tenellia sp. 47

Tenellia sp. 49

 Tenellia sp. 49

Hypselodoris obscura

Atys semistriatus shell

Retusa sp. 5 live animal

Gymnodoris sp. 21

Eubranchus sp. 3

Cratena lineata

Unknown dorid and egg masses

Doto sp. 5

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Fish Cage

Eubranchus sp. 10

Flatworm

Hypselodoris obscura

Facelina sp. 11

Species List: 02-02-2019, Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

21 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 02-02-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary, Kelly and Gail of 184 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 27 C water temperature and 10+ m viz.

This dive was early morning and the water looked very clear. On the bottom the water clarity was great. Again the river does not disappoint. Interesting species were recorded with a slow start. The numbers of Flabellina rubrolineata have dropped away. Phyllodesmium opalescens is always a visual treat to find.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1
Cratena lineata -14
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -1
Doto sp. 5 -6
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina bourailli -2
Flabellina rubrolineata -2
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniobranchus decorus -3
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -3
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
* Hypselodoris obscura -12
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -4
Retusa sp. 5 shell -2
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -2

Morning has come and so we dive.

...and so we dive.

Substrate

Retusa sp. 5 shell

Pteraeolidia semperi

Goniobranchus geometricus trio

Goniobranchus decorus

Gail searching

Channel marker from the bottom 4m

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Tenellia sp. 24

Facelina bourailli

Cratena lineata

Hypselodoris obscura

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Eubranchus sp. 10

Goniobranchus daphne

Thuridilla carlsoni

Flabellina rubrolineata

Thuridilla carlsoni

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Doto sp. 5

Doto sp. 5

Diversidoris aurantionodulosa