Nudibranch Central: Species List: 29-09-2019, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

Monday, September 30, 2019

Species List: 29-09-2019, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

30 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 29-09-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Gail of 184 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 22 C water temperature and up to 8 m viz.

A nice sunny warm morning greeted Gail and I at the river where we saw clear blue waterrunning at a pretty good clip. The number of species was great. Finding the shell of Ringicula sp. 1 was a treat. I believe this find is a new record for the River and the immediate Sunshine Coast, previously found at Moreton Island and Redcliffe. A very yellow Hypselodoris zephyra was happily eating. The number of Thuridilla carlsoni was a pleasent surprize as well as a very dark Gymnodoris nigricolor.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Cratena lineata -3
Cratena simba -1
Doto sp. 6 -5
Elysia sp. 18 -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -7
Facelina bourailli -3
Facelina sp. 7 -1
Flabellina lotos -5
Goniobranchus daphne -13
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -
Goniodoridella savignyi -20
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -21
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -2
Gymnodoris nigricolor -1
Hypselodoris obscura -15
Hypselodoris zephyra -1
Hypselodoris whitei -1
Philinopsis pilsbryi -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -2
Retusa sp. 5 shell -1
Ringicula sp. 1 shell -1 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER AND IMMEDIATE SUNSHINE COAST
Tenellia sp. 23 -3
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -11
Trapania brunnea -1