Nudibranch Central: Species List: 15-09-2019, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Species List: 15-09-2019, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

28 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 15-09-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and David of 181 minutes. Maximum depth 6.3 m, 20 C water temperature and up to 10 m viz.

The winter water is still here and we take advantage of it while we can. A brillent Phyllodesmium poindimiei was recorded from under a rock with its branched digestive organ. A small doris still has wondering, could it be and very young Thorunna florens? The only thing missing are the longitudinal white lines on the dorsum, undeveloped? It was quite surprising the number of Doto sp. 6 seen. All in all another great outing in the river.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -3
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Costasiella sp. 1 -2
Cratena lineata -6
Cratena simba -4
* Doto sp. 6 -43
Elysia sp. 11 -2
Eubranchus sp. 16 -1
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 8 -1
Favorinus sp. 1 -4
Flabellina lotos -2
Goniobranchus daphne -6
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -7
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -35
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -11
Hypselodoris roo -1
Phyllodesmium poindimiei -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -3
Retusa sp. 5 -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Thorunna florens juvenile? 3 mm -1 For now NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Unidentia sp. 5 -1