Sunday, July 7, 2019

Species List: 06-07-2019, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

21 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 06-07-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and friends (3 teams searching) of 124 minutes. Maximum depth 6.7 m, 20 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.

More weather more diving! Pteraeolidia semperi and Goniodoridella sp. 1 continue to be  the most common. Some very nice finds were found today despite the wet weather we have had. The find of the day was Gymnodoris sp. 10 eating a Pteraeolidia semperi. The water temp continues to hover around 20C and I seem to be the only one that does not get cold!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Cratena lineata -11
Cratena simba -4
Eubranchus sp. ? -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Favorinus sp. 1 -1
Flabellina lotos -4
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniodoridella savigny -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -33
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Hypselodoris zephyra -3
* Pteraeolidia semperi -35
Tenellia sp. 44 -3
Trapania vitta -1
Verconia simplex -1
Unidentia sp. 5 -1

Early entry

Ready to go

In search mode

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Substrate

Substrate

Unknown Eubranchus

Pteraeolidia semperi

Pteraeolidia semperi

Cratena lineata

Favorinus sp. 1 

Flabellina lotos

Facelina bourailli

Goniodoridella savigny

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella savigny

Cratena lineata

Cratena simba

Hypselodoris zephyra

Unidentia sp. 5

Goniobranchus daphne

Bulbaeolidia alba

Hypselodoris obscura

Gymnodoris sp. 10 eating Pteraeolidia semperi

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Ovulids

Hypselodoris zephyra

Flabellina lotos

Facelina sp. 11

Eubranchus sp. 10

Tenellia sp. 44

Tenellia sp. 44

Trapania vitta

Trapania vitta

Verconia simplex