Monday, March 23, 2020

Species List: 23-03-2020, Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

7 species sighted at Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 23-03-2020.

A single shore entry solo dive by Gary of 125 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 25 C water temperature and up to 4 m viz.

With all the rain we have had the river was no longer brown, so naturally I decided to see what was on the bottom. Lately a dredger was been working in the river which probably has put about 50 mm of thick silt on the sand and rocks. Goniodoridella sp. 1 continues to be the most common. Because of the layer of silt the numbers of bubble shells was nearly none...found one!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Cratena lineata -4
Flabellina lotos -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -140
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -4
Unidentia sp. 5 -1

Early morning entry

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Substrate - 'High Rise'

Substrate

Flabellina lotos 

Flabellina lotos 

Cratena lineata

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 5 

Unidentia sp. 1

Substrate

Roxaniella leucampyx

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Goniodoridella savignyi

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Goniodoridella savignyi

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1