Friday, December 16, 2016

Species List: 13-12-2016, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

25 Species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland,13-12-2016

Gary, Terry, & David on this single shore entry dive of 152 minutes. Maximum depth 6.7 m, 23 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.

A rewarding excursion with two new species sighted to add to our list. A large Dendrodoris atromaculata and a small Goniodoridella sp. 6

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.

Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Dendrodoris atromaculata -1 New Species
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -6
Favorinus tsuruganus -2
Godiva quadricolor -1
* Goniobranchus daphne -32
Goniobranchus decorus -8
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus reticulatus -3
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniobranchus verrieri -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -13
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -11
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1 New Species
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -16
Philinopsis falciphallus -3
Phyllodesmium karenae -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Plakobranchus sp. 1 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -4
Trinchesia pueulla -1
Trinchesia sibogae -4
Trinchesia sp. 23 -2
Verconia simplex -2

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Philinopsis falciphallus 

Favorinus tsuruganus

Verconia simplex 

Trinchesia pueulla

Goniodoridella sp. 6 - New Species

Trinchesia sp. 23

Godiva quadricolor

Phyllodesmium karenae

Trinchesia sibogae

Goniobranchus reticulatus

Goniobranchus geometricus

Plakobranchus sp. 1

Goniobranchus verrieri 

Substrate

Goniobranchus daphne

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Goniodoridella savignyi

Gymnodoris sp. 17

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus decorus

Pteraeolidia semperi

Dendrodoris atromaculata - New Species

Dendrodoris atromaculata