Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Species List: 27-08-2016, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

17 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, 27-08-2016

Julie, Terry, Gary & David on this single shore entry dive of 127 minutes. Maximum depth 6.9 m, 20 C water temperature and 5 m viz.

An unremarkable dive with just the usual suspects sighted. We have seen specimens of the Flabellina sp. 5 a number of times previously but have been including them with Flabellina angelvaldesi. However we have now decided to separate it until such time as we can confirm.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.

Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Cratena lineata -5
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Flabellina angelvaldesi -20
Flabellina rubrolineata -6
Flabellina sp. 5 -2 (New species)
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -3
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniobranchus reticulatus -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -8
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -26
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Pleurobranchus peronii -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -5
Trinchesia sp. 24 -3
Trinchesia yamasui -5

Trinchesia sp. 24

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Flabellina rubrolineata

Cratena lineata

Dive site entrance

Goniobranchus decorus

Goniobranchus daphne

Flabellina angelvaldesi 

Flabellina sp. 5 - New species

Hypselodoris obscura

Trinchesia yamasui- a bit worse for wear

Pteraeolidia semperi

Eubranchus sp. 10

Substrate

Pleurobranchus peronii

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniobranchus reticulatus

Cratena lineata




Thursday, August 25, 2016

Species List: 24-08-2016 The Rotunda, La Balsa, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

12 species sighted at The Rotunda, La Balsa, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 24-08-2016.

Terry and Gary on this dive of 117 min in water depth to 6.2 m, 8 m viz and 20 C water temp.

This is varied in its substrate features, walls, pinnacles, sand and a channel marker.

Number of each species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

20 Species List - The Rotunda Mooloolah River - another Pipe Fish!
24-08-2016

Bulbaeolidia alba -6
Cratena simba -1
Cratena lineata -1
Facelina bourailli -2
Facelina sp. 3  -1
Flabellina angelvaldesi -37
Flabellina rubrolineata -1
Flabellina sp. 5  -2 - New Species! (with red dot on cerata)
Goniobranchus daphne -12
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -3
*Goniodoridella sp. 1  -53
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Jorunna sp. 3 -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -2
Pleurobranchus weberi -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -10
Trinchesia puellula -1
Trinchesia sp. 23  -6
Trinchesia yamasui -1

Entry point -The Rotunda

Pteraeolidia semperi

Pleurobranchus peronii

Trinchesia sp. 23

Pleurobranchus peronii

Facelina sp. 3

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flatworm

Hypselodoris obscura

Cratena lineata

Goniobranchus daphne

Flabellina angelvaldesi

Goniodoridella savignyi

Egg mass

Pteraeolidia semperi

Pleurobranchus weberi

Terry shooting

Flabellina angelvaldesi

Facelina bourailli

Flabellina angelvaldesi

Flabellina angelvaldesi

Bulbaeolidia alba

Pteraeolidia semperi mating pair

Hypselodoris obscura

Flabellina sp. 5  - New Species!

Trinchesia yamasui

Goniobranchus decorus

Channel marker 

Trinchesia sp. 23

Trinchesia puellula

Flabellina angelvaldesi

Bulbaeolidia alba

Trinchesia yamasui

Cratena simba

Flabellina rubrolineata

Bulbaeolidia alba

Pleurobranchus peronii

Pipe fish

Pipe fish

Facelina bourailli

Hypselodoris obscura

Jorunna sp. 3