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

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