Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Species List: 04-02-2019, Fish Cage up river, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

20 species sighted at Fish Cage up river, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 04-02-2019.

A single solo shore entry dive by Gary of 212 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 27 C water temperature and 6+ m viz.

With the water being so clear another dive was in order. This time a nice long solo one. The Aeolids came out to play. From under a rock egg masses were found on a bryzoan. Next to the eggs is an unknown doris nudibranch. Bob Burn thinks the egg masses belong to a species of Onchidoris...have to look harder next time. Another live Retusa sp. was also found 3 mm shell length.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1
Cratena lineata -4
Doto sp. 3 -2
Doto sp. 5 -4
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina rubrolineata -3
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 21 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Niparaya sp. 4 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Retusa sp. 5 shell -1 animal -1
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tenellia sp. 49 -1
Unknown dorid -1

Entry

My buddy

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Substrate

Eubranchus sp. 3

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus daphne

Flabellina rubrolineata 

Flabellina rubrolineata 

Pteraeolidia semperi

Substrate

Retusa sp. 5 shell

Gymnodoris amakusana

Tenellia sp. 47

Tenellia sp. 47

Tenellia sp. 49

 Tenellia sp. 49

Hypselodoris obscura

Atys semistriatus shell

Retusa sp. 5 live animal

Gymnodoris sp. 21

Eubranchus sp. 3

Cratena lineata

Unknown dorid and egg masses

Doto sp. 5

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Fish Cage

Eubranchus sp. 10

Flatworm

Hypselodoris obscura

Facelina sp. 11