Nudibranch Central: Species List: 12-11-2018, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Species List: 12-11-2018, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

39 species sighted at, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 12-11-2018.

A single shore dive by Gary, Terry and David of 176 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 24 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.

With the species list growing the Team (minus Julie...working) decided to jump in again. This dive produced our best outing yet in the River, 39 species is our new record for the Mooloolah River. The Branchs came to play! Another new species was recorded, Dendrodoris arborescens, 3 animals from under a rock. Speaking of rock turning, one rock was turned over where there were 4 species found, 2 were discovered after the dive when viewing the photos!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
** found in photo after dive

Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Cratena lineata -3
Cratena simba -1
Cratena sp. 3 - 1
Cratena sp. 6 -1
Dendrodoris arborescens -4 NEW SPECIES
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 - 1
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Eubranchus sp. 16 -2 NEW SPECIES
** Facelina sp. 2 -1
Facelina sp. 7 -1
Flabellina rubrolineata -32
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne - 5
Goniobranchus decorus -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -26
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -9
Gymnodoris amakusana -5
** Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1 eating
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Julia exquisita -1
Lomanotus sp. 5 -2
Marionia pustulosa -1
Philinopsis speciosa -10
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -19
Spinoaglaja orientalis -1
** Spurilla braziliana -2
Tenellia puellula -3
Tenellia sibogae -7
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 29 -3
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Trapania brunnea -1
Tubulophilinopsis lineolata -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -2
Unidentia sp. 2 -18