Friday, November 22, 2019

Species List: 21-11-2019, Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

39 species sighted at Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 21-11-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Chris of 170 minutes. Maximum depth 5.0 m, 25 C water temperature and up to 4 m viz.

A warm afternoon greeted us at Rotunda. The 1.7 m tidal flow was very slow and comfortable. Four Phyllodesmium undulatum were recorded as well as a Phyllodesmium opalescens. looking all the seaweed that came into view paid off with a nice sized  Phyllaplysia lafonti. From under rocks were found Limacia ornata and two Onchidoris maugeansis, nice to find. And moving along the sand was a 25 mm Philinopsis speciosa.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Austrocylichna leucampyx shell -1
Cratena lineata -1
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -1
Doto sp. 5 -8
Eubranchus sp. 15 -1
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 7 -2
Favorinus sp. 4 -1
Flabellina lotos -2
Goniobranchus daphne -8
Goniobranchus decorus -9
Goniodoridella savignyi -13
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -18
Goniodoridella sp. 7 -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -16
Gymnodoris sp. 13 -7
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -4
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Hypselodoris roo -2
Liloa porcellana -1
Limacia ornata -1
Mnestia sp. 1 -1
Niparaya sp. 4 -1
Okenia liklik -1
Onchidoris maugeansis -2
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllaplysia lafonti -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Phyllodesmium undulatum -4
Tenellia puellula -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -6
Trapania brunnea -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -6
Unidentia sp. 2 -4
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 9 -6

Entry

Ready to go

Substrate

Phyllaplysia lafonti release

Phyllaplysia lafonti release

Gymnodoris amakusana

Doto sp. 5

Facelina bourailli

Eubranchus sp. 15 

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Gymnodoris amakusana 

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Mnestia sp. 1

Thuridilla carlsoni

Goniodoridella savignyi

Unidentia sp. 9

Unidentia sp. 1 

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Niparaya sp. 4

Phyllodesmium undulatum 

Phyllodesmium undulatum 

Gymnodoris sp. 13

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus decorus

Hypselodoris roo

Unidentia sp. 4

Gymnodoris sp. 13

 Cratena lineata 

  Substrate

Okenia liklik 

Goniobranchus daphne 

Phyllaplysia lafonti 

Phyllaplysia lafonti 

Phyllaplysia lafonti 

Trapania brunnea

Trapania brunnea

Flatworm

Gymnodoris sp. 22

Flabellina lotos

Flabellina lotos

Philinopsis speciosa

Gymnodoris sp. 17

Philinopsis falciphallus 

Facelina sp. 7

 
Liloa porcellana

Tenellia sp. 23 

Onchidoris maugeansis

Onchidoris maugeansis

Onchidoris maugeansis

Diversidoris aurantionodulosa

Limacia ornata

Limacia ornata

Favorinus sp. 4