Species List: 04-12-2016, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

21 Species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland,
04-12-2016

Elliot Peters and I on this single shore entry dive of 120 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 25 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.

Another cruisey dive finding nudibranchs following our previous path. A great dive finding 2 new species to add to our growing list Okenia sp. and Godiva sp. Goniobranchus daphne was out done by Goniobranchus decorus!

Number of each species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Godiva sp. 1 -1 New Species!
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -2
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus decorus -15
Goniobranchus daphne -11
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniobranchus verrieri -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -3
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -10
Gymnodoris amakusanum -1
Hypselodoris obscura -11
Jorunna sp. 3 -1
Okenia sp. 4 -1 New Species!
Plakobranchus sp. 1 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -14
Trinchesia sp. 23 -4
Verconia simplex -1

Rotunda entry point

Goniodoridella savignyi

The beautiful substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Pteraeolidia semperi

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus mating

Goniobranchus decorus

Goniobranchus splendidus and Goniobranchus decorus

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Elliot working

Goniobranchus verrieri

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Trinchesia sp. 23

Goniobranchus albonares

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniobranchus decorus

Gymnodoris amakusanum

Facelina sp. 3

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus collingwoodi

Verconia simplex

Eubranchus sp. 10

Okenia sp. 4

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus verrieri

Pteraeolidia semperi

Godiva sp. 1 New Species

Godiva sp. 1 New Species

Jorunna sp. 3

Plakobranchus sp. 1

Plakobranchus sp. 1

Plakobranchus sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Okenia sp. 4 New Species

Species List: 02-12-2016, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

15 Species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland,
02-12-2016

Elliot Peters and I on this single shore entry dive of 124 minutes. Maximum depth 6 m, 25 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.

Nice cruisey dive finding nudibranchs. Elliots first dive in the river, he was impressed. What was of interest was the number of very small Hypselodoris obscura. In the 3-5 mm range.And yet again Goniobranchus daphne was everywhere.

Number of each species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -2
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -3
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
* Goniobranchus daphne -28
Goniobranchus decorus -7
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniobranchus verrieri -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 01 -20
Hypselodoris obscura -8 juvenile -4
Jorunna sp. 03 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Plakobranchus sp. 01 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -10
Trinchesia sp. 25 -1

Entry point

Trinchesia sp. 25

Goniobranchus decorus

The substrate

Goniobranchus decorus and Goniobranchus splendidus

Goniodoridella sp. 01 mating pair

Jorunna sp. 03

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris obscura laying eggs

Goniobranchus collingwoodi

Philinopsis falciphallus

Hypselodoris obscura  juvenile

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus with mantle damage

Goniodoridella savignyi

An Ovulid

Pteraeolidia semperi

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Plakobranchus sp. 01

Hypselodoris obscura  juvenile

Pteraeolidia semperi mating pair

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Species List: 30-11-2016, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

17 Species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland,
30-11-2016

Adele Pearce, John Gransbury and I on this single shore entry dive of 120 minutes. Maximum depth 6 m, 26 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.

We entered the water and swam to the Fish Cage where were where met by 4 species. Goniobranchus daphne continues to plague us with its presence. After turning over rock I was greeted by Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum and later by Phyllodesmium karenae. Adele and John were impressed by what the river had to offer.

Number of each species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Flabellina angelvaldesi -1
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1
* Goniobranchus daphne -14
Goniobranchus decorus -4
Goniobranchus reticulatus -1
Goniobranchus verrieri -1 Juvenile
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -4
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Jorunna sp. 3 -1
Plakobranchus sp. 1 -1
Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum -1
Phyllodesmium karenae -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -2
Verconia simplex -1

The entry - not bad!

The Fish Cage

Goniobranchus decorus

Jorunna sp. 3

Flabellina angelvaldesi - the only one!

Goniobranchus daphne

Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella savignyi

Gymnodoris sp. 9

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum

The substrate

Adele in action

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Goniobranchus verrieri juvenile

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Goniobranchus reticulatus

Phyllodesmium karenae

Phyllodesmium karenae - Close up of cerata

Pteraeolidia semperi