Sunday, March 13, 2016

Species List: La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 12-03-2016

15 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Julie, Terry, and David on this single, shore entry dive of 148 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 27 C water temperature and 6 m viz.

Excellent visibility greeted us upon entry and with the sun high in the sky it was very bright down under. Two new species to our list were sighted - Facelina sp. 11 and Plakobranchus sp. 1. The Cyerce nigra is a species new to the river.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.

Cyerce nigra -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -3
Facelina sp. 11 -3 (New Species)
Flabellina angelvaldesi -10
Flabellina sp. 4 -3
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -2
* Goniobranchus daphne -21
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -4
Gymnodoris nigricolor -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Phyllaplysia sp. 2 -2
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Plakobranchus sp. 1 -1 (New Species)
Pteraeolidia semperi -10
Trinchesia sibogae -3

Phyllaplysia sp.2

Eubranchus sp. 10

Flabellina sp. 4

Plakobranchus sp. 1 - New species

Cyerce nigra - showing 
transverse groove in foot

Hypselodoris obscura

Trinchesia sibogae

Substrate

Gymnodoris nigricolor

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Facelina sp. 11 - New Species

Facelina sp. 11

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniobranchus daphne

Trinchesia sibogae - feeding 

Cyerce nigra

Plakobranchus sp. 1