Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Species List: 17-02-2020, Toilet Block and Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

6 species sighted at Toilet Block and Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld. 17-02-2020.

A double shore entry dives by Gary and Steve of 88 and 79 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 28 C water temperature and up to 2 m viz.

We were busting to see if Toilet Block was better than the pervious sites. The Toilet Block is dead no nudibranchs were seen, all food sources are either gone or rotting or stripped of food. Hard corals are bleached. We ended the dive and walked down to Rotunda. Finding six species was a treat including Plakobranchus ocellatus. A couple of bubble shells were also found.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Liloa sp. shell -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -1
* Hypselodoris obscura -2
Liloa brevis shell -1
Plakobranchus ocellatus -1
Retusa sp. 5 shell -1

Entry

Ready to go

Substrate

Dead

Dead

Stopped

Plakobranchus ocellatus 

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Retusa sp. 5 shell

Liloa sp. shell

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris obscura