Nudibranch Central: Species List: 28-10-2019, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Species List: 28-10-2019, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

36 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 28-10-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary, Tal and Gail of 156 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 22 C water temperature and up to 7 m viz.

On this morning dive with a 1.9 m tide there were many Nudibranchs to be found. A Unidentia sp. 9 was found but the cerata look different from what we have found previously. A small Niparaya sp. 10 was a great find, again different from what we have found previously. And to top it off Haminoea sp. 14 was found but in situ it did not look like a slug, but when the photos were reviewed it is another new species due to the green spots in the body. Goniodoridella savignyi seems to be everywhere! For me the highlight was seeing an 11 mm Cerberilla sp. 3 as it moved quickly along the sand. Some great finds no doubt!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -2
Cerberilla sp. 3 -1
Colinatys sp. 2 -1
Cratena lineata -19
Cratena simba -1
Doto sp. 6 -12
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Elysia sp. 18 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Flabellina lotos -13
Goniobranchus daphne -6
Goniobranchus decorus -1
* Goniodoridella savignyi -43
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -12
Goniodoris sp. 4 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -3
Haminoea sp. 14 -1 NEW SPECIES
Hypselodoris obscura -10
Liloa brevis shell -2
Niparaya sp. 10 -1 NEW SPECIES
Okenia liklik -2
Philinopsis falciphallus -3
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllodesmium undulatum -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -3
Sagaminopteron pohnpei -1
Sebadoris fragilis -1
Tenellia puellula -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -7
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Tenellia sp. 29 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -8
Unidentia sp. 2 -4
Unidentia sp. 9 -1 NEW SPECIES