Sunday, October 30, 2016

Species List: 27-10-2016, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

25 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland,
27-10-2016.

Julie, Terry, & David on this late afternoon/evening single shore entry dive of 140 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 23 C water temperature and 4 m viz.

An enjoyable dive at our most downstream site. A excellent cross section of species types including a new species of cephalaspidean - Siphopteron sp. 4. Two more species were also added to the list for the river - Austraeolis ornata and Bullina lineata.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.

Austraeolis ornata -1
Bulla vernicosa -1
Bullina lineata -1
Cratena simba -2
Dermatobranchus oculus -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 6 -1
Flabellina angelvaldesi -9
Flabellina rubrolineata -2
* Goniobranchus daphne -11
Goniobranchus reticulatus -1
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Hydatina physis -3
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Madrella ferruginosa -2
Pleurobranchus peronii -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -2
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -7
Siphopteron sp. 4 -2 (New species)
Trinchesia sibogae -9
Trinchesia sp. 23 -5
Trinchesia sp. 38 -1
Trinchesia yamasui -7

Gymnodoris sp. 9

Trinchesia sibogae

Siphopteron sp. 4 - New species

Trinchesia yamasui

Sakuraeolis nungunoides

Madrella ferruginosa

Austraeolis ornata

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus reticulatus

Goniodoridella savignyi

Trinchesia sp. 23

Dermatobranchus sp. 6

Gymnodoris sp. 17

Bulla vernicosa

Bullina lineata

Bullina lineata - posterior view of shell 
as it burrows

Hydatina physis