Saturday, September 2, 2017

Species List: 31-08-2017, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld

8 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 31-08-2017.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Karl of 88 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 21 C water temperature and up to 12 m viz.

Being the last day of winter Karl and I decided to dive the river. It didn't disappoint! The water clearity was great and the numbers of nudibranchs was low. A very beautiful blue Dendrodoris denisoni was recorded.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Cratena lineata -3
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Flabellina rubrolineata -5
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -9
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Tenellia sp. 24 -4

Karl ready to go

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Bulbaeolidia alba 

Cratena lineata

Hypselodoris obscura rhinophores

Hypselodoris obscura

Cratena lineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Tenellia sp. 24

Tenellia sp. 24

The substrate

Dendrodoris denisoni

Goniobranchus daphne

The base of the channel marker

The clear water of the surface 

Hypselodoris obscura