Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Species List: 30-12-2019, Fish Cage upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

31 species sighted at Fish Cage upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld. 30-12-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary, Fran, David and Nevar of 245 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 26 C water temperature and up to 5 m viz.

Another summer dive in the river. This one didn't disappoint with 2 new species including a new Cerberilla. Doto sp. 6 continues to be most common with populations holding groups of many, making counting challenging. A live Tornatina sp. 1 was a treat to see crawling over the sand.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1
Cerberilla sp. 2
Colinatys sp. 2 -1
Colpodaspis sp. 1 -4
Costasiella sp. 4 -3
Discodoris cebuensis -1
* Doto sp. 6 -20
Elysia australis -1  NEW SPECIES
Facelina sp. 3 -2
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina lotos -1
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -16
Haminoea sp. shell -2
Hypselodoris obscura -14
Julia exquisita -1
Niparaya sp. 12 -2
Okenia liklik -1
Philinopsis speciosa -2
Phyllodesmium opalescens -3
Phyllodesmium undulatum -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -2
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -5
Thuridilla carlsoni -2
Tornatina sp. 1 -1
Trapania brunnea -1
Unidentia sp. 10 -1 NEW SPECIES

Entry

Making ready

Substrate

Philinopsis speciosa

Costasiella sp. 4

Costasiella sp. 4

Doto sp. 6

Elysia australis  NEW SPECIES

Niparaya sp. 12 

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Goniobranchus decorus

Discodoris cebuensis

Flatworm

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Thuridilla carlsoni

Goniobranchus geometricus

Tornatina sp. 1

Julia exquisita

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Substrate

David working it

Roxaniella leucampyx shell

Facelina sp. 3

Hypselodoris obscura juvenile

Substrate

Doto sp. 6 

Haminoea sp. shell 

Cerberilla sp. 2

Cerberilla sp. 2

Atys semistriatus shell

Flabellina lotos

Goniobranchus daphne 

Okenia liklik

Phyllodesmium undulatum

Hypselodoris obscura

Pteraeolidia semperi

Polycera sp. 1

Pteraeolidia semperi

Haminoea sp. shell 

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Niparaya sp. 12 

Niparaya sp. 12 

Unidentia sp. 10  NEW SPECIES

Philinopsis speciosa

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Facelina sp. 11

Discodoris cebuensis

Julia exquisita

Cerberilla sp. 2



Trapania brunnea

Polycera sp. 1

Elysia australis NEW SPECIES