Nudibranch Central: Species List: 19-09-2019, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Species List: 19-09-2019, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

25 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 19-09-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Steve of 180 minutes. Maximum depth 6.5 m, 21 C water temperature and up to 10 m viz.

Steve's last day of the river. 21C water temp was expected. Low tidal flow and plenty of ambient sun light. Finding Abronica purpureoanulata from under a rock was a nice find with it's double banded rhinophores and oral tentacles. This site is well known for its Pteraeolidia semperi population and today was no exception. A rather large Pleurobranchus peronii was recorded from under a rock, as well as a beautiful Phyllodesmium opalescens.

In 3 dives - 9 hours of bottom time - 2 divers = 46 species and a total of 381 animals recorded.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Abronica purpureoanulata -1
Atys semistriatus shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -4
Cratena lineata -1
Cratena simba -1
Doto sp. 6 -2
Facelina sp. 7 -1
Favorinus sp. 1 -1
Flabellina lotos -7
Goniobranchus daphne -11
Goniobranchus decorus -5
Goniodoridella savignyi -5
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -18
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -3
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -3
Haminoea sp. shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Hypselodoris whitei -1
Jorunna sp. 6 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
* Pteraeolidia semperi -21
Tenellia sibogae -7
Tenellia sp. 23 -3
Tenellia sp. 56 -2