Thursday, May 3, 2018

Species List: 02-05-2018, Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

11 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 02-05-2018.

A single solo shore entry dive by Gary of 150 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 22 C water temperature and up to 4 m viz that dropped to 2 m at the turn of the tide.

The water temperature has dropped a couple of degrees as winter approaches. The number of Goniodoridella sp. 1 sighted has continued to plummet. It great to see 2 Goniodoridella sp. 5 and a feeding Hypselodoris zephyra.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Cratena lineata  1
Facelina sp. 11  2
Flabellina rubrolineata  5
Flabellina sp. 4  1
Goniobranchus daphne  3
* Goniodoridella sp. 1  6
Goniodoridella sp. 5  2
Hypselodoris obscura  2
Hypselodoris zephyra  1
Pteraeolidia semperi  3
Tenellia sp. 23  1

Entry on a rainy morning

Goniobranchus daphne

Cratena lineata

Cratena lineata

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Substrate

Facelina sp. 11

Facelina sp. 11

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Flabellina rubrolineata

Flabellina sp. 4

Pteraeolidia semperi

Flabellina rubrolineata

Tenellia sp. 23

Hypselodoris zephyra

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Hypselodoris obscura

Pteraeolidia semperi 

Flabellina rubrolineata

Goniobranchus daphne

Hypselodoris obscura