Monday, May 13, 2019

Species List: 12-05-2019, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

18 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 12-05-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and friends of 140 minutes. Maximum depth 6.5 m, 22 C water temperature and up to 4 m viz.

A good day to get a dive in before the big seas and winds. The water temp dropped to 22C so that means drysuit time. Some intersting species were found today including a palm sized Sebadoris fragilis and Hypselodoris zephyra feeding. "Scarface" the Ceratosoma tenue was found again as well.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Ceratosoma tenue -1
Cratena simba -1
Discodoris lilacina -1
Doto sp. 6 -2
Facelina bourailli -1
Flabellina lotos -4
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniodoridella savigny -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -37
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -13
Hypselodoris zephyra -1
* Pteraeolidia semperi -39
Sebadoris fragilis -2
Tenellia sibogae -9
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1

Entry

Team ready Sharyl taking photo

Substrate

Tornatina sp. 1 shell

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Goniobranchus decorus

Hypselodoris obscura

Pteraeolidia semperi

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Hypselodoris obscura

Channel marker

Pteraeolidia semperi

Sebadoris fragilis

Tenellia sibogae

Sebadoris fragilis palm sized

Sebadoris fragilis palm sized

Flatworm

Doto sp. 6

Doto sp. 6 egg mass

Facelina bourailli

Goniodoridella savigny 

Tenellia sibogae

Goniodoridella savigny juvenile

Flabellina lotos

Flabellina lotos

Cratena simba

Tenellia sibogae pair

Hypselodoris zephyra feeding

Discodoris lilacina

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniobranchus geometricus juvenile 

Ceratosoma tenue

Ceratosoma tenue