Thursday, May 18, 2017

Species List: 17-05-2017, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

7 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 17-05-2017

A single shore entry night dive by Gary, Jens and Delphine of 120 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 22 C water temperature and up to 2 m viz.

The aeolids were out in force. The water was pretty clean. The new stairs were quite nice and diver friendly!

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Cratena lineata -8
* Flabellina rubrolineata -36
Goniobranchus sp. 1 -25
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -2
Rostanga bifurcata -1
Tenellia sibogae -9


The new stairs entry!

Cratena lineata

Rostanga arbutus egg mass

Rostanga arbutus found under a rock

Rostanga arbutus

Tenellia sibogae

The top of the Fish Cage

Flabellina rubrolineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Goniobranchus sp. 1

The substrate

Cratena lineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Hypselodoris obscura

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Pteraeolidia semperi

Flabellina rubrolineata

Tenellia sibogae

Flabellina rubrolineata

Pteraeolidia semperi

Cratena lineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Jens after the dive

Flabellina rubrolineata