Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Species List: 12-03-2019, Rotunda, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

15 species sighted at, Rotunda, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 12-03-2019.

A single shore dive by Gary and David of 179 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 27 C water temperature and up to 6 m viz.

A little storm blew by yesterday leaving us to wonder how the river was, again it was a nice dive. Since the stairs were ripped out and new ones put in we haven't dived this site in over a month. Only 13 species and 4 species seemed to be everywhere. Eubranchus sp. 3 were very small probably 2-3 mm.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys sp. shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Cratena lineata -1
Cratena simba -1
Doto sp. 6 -4
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Flabellina lotos -19
Goniobranchus daphne -12
Goniobranchus geometricus -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -19
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Haminoea sp. shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -11
Pteraeolidia semperi -3
Tenellia sibogae -2

Entry

David ready to go

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Substrate

Haminoea sp. shell

Goinobranchus geometricus pair

Goniodoridella sp. 1 pair

Cratena simba

Goniobranchus daphne

Atys sp. shell

Pteraeolidia semperi

Flabellina lotos

Flabellina lotos

Eubranchus sp. 3

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Pteraeolidia semperi

Bulbaeolidia alba

Goniodoridella sp. 1 pair

Cratena lineata

The channel marker

Shooting mode

Flabellina lotos

Hypselodoris obscura

Flabellina lotos

Goniobranchus daphne

Eubranchus sp. 3

Bulbaeolidia alba

Doto sp. 6

Gymnodoris amakusana 

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae