Saturday, December 29, 2018

Species List: 27-12-2018, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld

16 species sighted at Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 27-12-2018.

A single shore dive by Terry and Julie on this excursion consisting of 1 x 137 minute dive in water depth up to 6m, 2m viz, 25 C water temp.

Despite the holidays the park and carpark were still reasonably quiet today, although there was a lot of boat traffic. Visibility varied during the dive due to a stingray feeding in the sand up-current from us, causing total silt-outs.

Species and number thereof sighted.
*Species with highest specimen count

Biuve fulvipunctata - 1
Cratena lineata - 4
*Flabellina rubrolineata - 42+
Goniobranchus daphne - 5
Goniobranchus decorus - 1
Goniodoridella savignyi - 4
Goniodoridella sp. 1 - 11
Goniodoridella sp. 6 - 1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 - 1
Hypselodoris obscura - 7
Pteraeolidia semperi - 2
Thuridilla carlsoni - 7
Unidentia sp. 1 -1
Unidentia sp. 2 - 2
Unidentia sp. 4 - 1
Unidentia sp. 5 - 2

Goniobranchus daphne

Cratena lineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Hypselodoris obscura

Unidentia sp. 1

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