Friday, August 31, 2018

Species List: 31-08-2018, Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

14 species sighted at, Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 31-08-2018.

A single shore entry dive by Gary, Chris and Jens of 122 minutes. Maximum depth 5.1 m, 20 C water temperature and around 10 m viz very clean water!

The river continues to impress yet again with very clear water. The usual suspects and then there was Okenia liklik a great find. This being the last day of winter showed us that this winter was quite warm compared to others...global warming?

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Cratena lineata -3
Flabellina rubrolineata -12
Goniobranchus daphne -11
Goniobranchus geometricus -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -7
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -17
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Hypselodoris kanga -1
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Okenia liklik -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tubulophilinopsis gardineri juvenile -1

Entry and surface comditions

Jens warming up

Substrate

Hypselodoris obscura

Okenia liklik

Okenia liklik

Okenia liklik

Okenia liklik

Tenellia sp. 23

Goniodoridella savignyi

Flabellina rubrolineata

Tubulophilinopsis gardineri juvenile 

Tubulophilinopsis gardineri juvenile 

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniobranchus daphne

Cratena lineata

Cratena lineata

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Hypselodoris kanga

Hypselodoris kanga

Hypselodoris obscura pair

Flabellina rubrolineata

The channel marker

Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Goniodoridella sp. 6