Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Species List: 05-11-2017, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld

23 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 05-11-2017.

A single shore entry dive by Gary, Elisha and Gail of 150 minutes. Maximum depth 6.5 m, 24 C  water temperature and up to 8 m viz.

This outing proved that Aeolids rule - 11 species of Aeolids! The dive had alot of critters and warm water!

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Cratena lineata -11
Doto sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -8
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina angelvaldesi -1
Flabellina rubrolineata -6
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -2
Goniobranchus daphne -16
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -3
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -8
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Jorunna sp. 2 -3
Phyllodesmium poindimiei -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Spinophallus falciphallus -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Trapania scurra -1
Verconia simplex -1

Goniobranchus daphne

Flatworm

Goniobranchus daphne breeding pair

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniodoridella savignyi

Channel marker

Facelina sp. 11

Facelina sp. 11

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Tenellia sp. 23

Flabellina rubrolineata

Goniobranchus decorus

Flabellina angelvaldesi

Pteraeolidia semperi

Goniodoridella savignyi

Goniobranchus daphne breeding pair

Jorunna sp. 2 egg mass

Jorunna sp. 2

Jorunna sp. 2

Verconia simplex

Phyllodesmium poindimiei

Spinophallus falciphallus

Spinophallus falciphallus

Eubranchus sp. 10

About to ascend

Substrate

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella savignyi

Cratena lineata

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Eubranchus sp. 10

Doto sp. 3

Facelina bourailli

Hypselodoris obscura