Sunday, December 2, 2018

Species List: 29-11-2018, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

22 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 29-11-2018.

Gary and Gail on this excursion consisting of 1 x 125 minute dive in water depths up to 6.0 m, up to 4 m viz, 25 C water temp.

The weather for boat diving was not cooperating so off we went to the river. The water temp was 25C the whole time and that means summer is coming. Again the sand proved very productive with many Colpodaspis sp. 1 and Costasiella sp. 2 as well as a new species of Haminoea.

Number of each species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Colpodaspis sp. 1 -8
Costasiella sp. 2 -4
Cratena lineata -6
Doto sp. 6 -5
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina rubrolineata -4
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -11
Gymnodoris amakusana -2
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Haminoea sp. 12 -1 NEW SPECIES
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -2
Retusa sp. 5 -1
Tenellia sibogae -7
Tenellia sp. 24 -4
Unidentia sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 5 -1

Entry

Gail ready to go

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 1

Costasiella sp. 2

Goniobranchus daphne

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Pteraeolidia semperi

Retusa sp. 5

Tenellia sp. 24

Facelina sp. 11

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Costasiella sp. 2

Haminoea sp. 12  NEW SPECIES

Haminoea sp. 12  NEW SPECIES

Philinopsis speciosa

Philinopsis speciosa

Flabellina rubrolineata

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Goniodoridella savignyi

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Gymnodoris amakusana

Unidentia sp. 5

Doto sp. 6

Eubranchus sp. 10



Unidentia sp. 2

Tenellia sibogae

Cratena lineata