Sunday, October 23, 2016

Species List: 22-10-2016, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

28 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland,
22-10-2016

Julie, Terry, Gary & David on this single shore entry dive of 94 minutes. Maximum depth 6 m, 23 C water temperature and 3 m viz.

The sponges must be catching up with the hydroids in the river as we are starting to see more species of sponge eating dorids. A nice find was the new species: Trinchesia sp. 38 that at first glance bears some similarities to Trinchesia yamasui. The water temperature is on the way up - yippee.

Number of species sighted.
* Species with highest specimen count.

Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Cratena lineata -1
Doto sp. 4 -4
Facelina bourailli -2
* Flabellina angelvaldesi -38
Flabellina rubrolineata -2
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -2
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne -23
Goniobranchus decorus -2
Goniobranchus reticulatus -2
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniobranchus verrieri -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -32
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -3
Hypselodoris obscura -10
Jorunna sp. 3 -4
Lomanotus sp. 1 -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -11
Trinchesia puellula -1
Trinchesia sp. 23 -6
Trinchesia sp. 24 -1
Trinchesia sp. 38 -2 (New species)
Trinchesia yamasui -3
Verconia simplex -1

Surface conditions

Flabellina rubrolineata

Trinchesia yamasui

Verconia simplex

Goniobranchus verrieri 

Jorunna sp. 3

Trinchesia sp. 23

Trinchesia puellula 

Facelina bourailli

Goniobranchus reticulatus 

Gymnodoris sp. 9

Gymnodoris sp. 9 - testing the substrate

Goniobranchus collingwoodi

Goniobranchus decorus

Pleurobranchus peronii 

Goniobranchus daphne

Trinchesia sp. 24

Doto sp. 4

Lomanotus sp. 1

Bulbaeolidia alba

Trinchesia sp. 38 - New species

Hypselodoris obscura

Substrate

Goniobranchus albonares

Goniodoridella savignyi

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Pteraeolidia semperi 

Goniodoridella sp. 1