Friday, January 11, 2019

Species List: 11-01-2019, Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

21 species sighted at Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 11-01-2019.

A single shore dive by Gary, Gail and Adele on this excursion consisting of 1 x 155 minute dive in water depth up to 6.8 m, up to 3 m viz, 28 C water temp.

When you're free and the ocean is a little upset - go dive the river. From the shore the water looked pretty nice, and the heat of the morning made for a quick entry. Today was the first time the water temp was 28 C, very tropical. The second sighting of Eubranchus inabai was a great find in amoungst the hydroids while searching for Doto and Eubranchus animals.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Eubranchus inabai -1 Second sighting
Eubranchus sp. 10 -3
Flabellina rubrolineata -21
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -13
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -5
Haminoea sp. shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -11
Hypselodoris whitei -1
Jorunna sp. 6 -5
Mexichromis sp. 1 -1
* Pteraeolidia semperi -29
Spinophallus falciphallus -1
Tenellia sibogae -3
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 35 -1

Entry and summer bathers

Ready to go

Hypselodoris obscura

Pteraeolidia semperi

Jorunna sp. 6

Jorunna sp. 6

Substrate

Flabellina rubrolineata

Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile

Eubranchus inabai

Eubranchus inabai

Eubranchus inabai

Eubranchus sp. 10

Goniobranchus daphne

Mexichromis sp. 1

Spinophallus falciphallus

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Goniobranchus geometricus

Tenellia sp. 23

Tenellia sp. 35

Tenellia sibogae

Flabellina rubrolineata

Substrate

Hypselodoris whitei

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Haminoea sp. shell

Eubranchus inabai