Thursday, December 31, 2020

Species List: 30-12-2020, Rotunda up river, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

35 species sighted at Rotunda up river, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 30-12-2020.

A single shore entry day come night dive with Gary, Fran and Nevar of 310 minutes. Maximum depth 5.1 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.

Rains are predicted for the next few days. Get in while we can! Silt is still high and the vis was low but some nice critters were recorded. Three species of Philinopsis were of good size.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
 
Aglaja fulvipunctata -2
Atys semistriatus -20, shell -1
Colinatys sp. 1 -1
Dendrodoris arborescens -1
Dendrodoris nigra -1
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -6
Facelina sp. 11 -1
* Flabellina lotos -32
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniobranchus geometricus -4
Goniobranchus setoensis -4
Goniobranchus verrieri -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -15
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -9
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 28 -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -2
Hypselodoris obscura -17
Liloa brevis shell -3
Philinopsis falciphallus -4
Philinopsis lineolata -1
Philinopsis pilsbryi -3
Retusa amphizosta -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -6
Unidentia sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 2 -2
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -9

Entry

Making ready

Surface

What?

Ready

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Diversidoris aurantionodulosa juvenile

Retusa amphizosta

Tenellia sp. 23

Hypselodoris obscura

Unidentia sp. 3

Flabellina lotos

Flabellina lotos

Eubranchus sp. 10 x2

Unidentia sp. 2

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 1

Flabellina lotos

Liloa brevis

Unidentia sp. 1

Colinatys sp. 1 

Goniobranchus daphne

Flabellina lotos x2

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 2

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus setoensis

Gymnodoris sp. 22

Sakuraeolis nungunoides

Atys semistriatus

Atys semistriatus

Liloa brevis

Atys semistriatus

Atys semistriatus

Roxaniella leucampyx

Tenellia sp. 23

Atys semistriatus

Flabellina lotos

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 14

Philinopsis falciphallus

Philinopsis falciphallus

Aglaja fulvipunctata

Eubranchus sp. 10

Gymnodoris sp. 27

Philinopsis pilsbryi

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Goniobranchus geometricus x2

Goniobranchus geometricus

Atys semistriatus

Gymnodoris sp. 28

Philinopsis lineolata

Philinopsis pilsbryi

Substrate

Substrate

Aliens

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