Thursday, April 18, 2019

Species List: 18-04-2019, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

17 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 18-04-2019.

A single solo shore entry dive by Gary of 133 minutes. Maximum depth 6.9 m, 24 C water temperature and up to 6 m viz.

With the Easter break coming I thought now is a good time to dive the river. The water was pretty clean and the nudibranchs were abundant. At this sight Pteraeolidia semperi is very common with Goniodoridella sp. 1 coming in a close second. A few of great finds were in order as well.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atagema spongiosa -1
Bornella anguilla -1
Costasiella sp. 1 -1
Flabellina lotos -3
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniobranchus sp. 3 -1
Goniobranchus splendidus -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -31
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Goniodoris sp. 4 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -21
* Pteraeolidia semperi -35
Tenellia sibogae -8
Tenellia sp. 44 -1

Early morning entry

A clear start

 Substrate

 Hypselodoris obscura 

 The marker

 Tenellia sibogae

 Tenellia sibogae

 Bornella anguilla 

 Tenellia sibogae

 Tenellia sibogae

 Flabellina lotos

 Pteraeolidia semperi

 Goniobranchus daphne 

 Atagema spongiosa 

 Pteraeolidia semperi and Hypselodoris obscura

 Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile

 Goniodoridella sp. 5

 Goniodoridella savignyi 

 Costasiella sp. 1

 Goniodoridella sp. 1 

 Flabellina lotos

 Goniobranchus sp. 3 and egg mass

 Goniobranchus splendidus 

 Goniodoridella sp. 6 

Goniodoris sp. 4 

 Goniobranchus collingwoodi

Tenellia sp. 44