Monday, December 16, 2019

Species List: 13-12-2019, Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

30 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 13-12-2019.

A single shore entry night dive by Gary, Kelly-Anne and David of 221 minutes. Maximum depth 5.2 m, 26 C water temperature and up to 5 m viz.

A night dive for today at Rotunda. Nice to see numbers of Aglaja fulvipunctata and Atys semistriatus. I also enjoy the hunt fpr Myja longicornis.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Aglaja fulvipunctata -6
Atys semistriatus -15
Austrocylichna leucampyx shell -2
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Cratena lineata -2
Doto sp. 5 -20
Elysia sp. 11 -4
Eubranchus sp. 10 -5
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 7 -2
Flabellina lotos -1
* Goniobranchus daphne -26
Goniobranchus decorus -2
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -4
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 13 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -13
Myja longicornis -2
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Phyllaplysia lafonti -1
Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum -1
Phyllodesmium undulatum -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Pleurobranchus weberi -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -1
Unidentia sp. 5 -1
Unidentia sp. 9 -1

Afternoon entry

Hypselodoris obscura 

Pleurobranchus peronii

Eubranchus sp. 10

Goniobranchus daphne

Austrocylichna leucampyx shell

David shooting in the dark

Hypselodoris obscura 

David in the dark

Doto sp. 5

Hypselodoris obscura

 Aglaja fulvipunctata 

Cratena lineata

Atys semistriatus 

Elysia sp. 11

Atys semistriatus 

Atys semistriatus 

Polycera sp. 1

Phyllodesmium undulatum 

Goniobranchus daphne

Atys semistriatus 

Atys semistriatus 

Facelina sp. 7

Facelina sp. 7

Aglaja fulvipunctata

Philinopsis falciphallus 

 Flabellina lotos

Ovulid

Myja longicornis

Goniobranchus splendidus

Goniobranchus decorus

Goniobranchus decorus

Pleurobranchus weberi 

Pleurobranchus weberi 

Elysia sp. 11

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Sakuraeolis nungunoides

Flatworm in mid water swimming

 Goniodoridella sp. 1

Elysia sp. 11 

Costasiella kuroshimae 

Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum 

Gymnodoris sp. 13

Unidentia sp. 9 -1