Sunday, August 20, 2017

Species List: 19-08-17, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast

10 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld 19-08-2017.

A single shore entry morning (night) dive by Gary and Kellys Gang of 103 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9m, 20 C water temperature and up to 8m viz.

It has been a while since we dived an hour before sunrise. The critter show should have been different but the picking were slim in the beginning. Finding the liitle Retusa was a good find.

Number of species sighted
*Species with highest specimen count

Cratena lineata - 3
Dendrodoris denisoni - 3
Flabellina rubrolineata - 5
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus - 1
Goniobranchus daphne - 4
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 - 15
Hypselodoris obscura - 4
Hypselodoris zephyra - 1
Retusa sp. 3 - 1
Tenellia sibogae - 3

Tenellia sibogae light colour-form

Tenellia sibogae

Cratena lineata

Retusa sp. 3

Retusa sp. 3

Ovulid

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris obscura

Flabellina rubrolineata

Cratena lineata

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flabellina rubrolineata

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniobranchus daphne

Morning has come after the dive

Retusa sp. 3

Retusa sp. 3

Retusa sp. 3

Retusa sp. 3

Retusa sp. 3

Retusa sp. 3

Retusa sp. 3