Sunday, April 26, 2020

Species List: 26-04-2020, Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

19 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 26-04-2020.

A single shore entry dive by Gary, Katarina and Sheryl of 202 minutes. Maximum depth 4.8 m, 25 C water temperature and up to 12 m viz.

After a great day of clear water yesterday we were at it again to see consistency. The three of us went downriver while Fran and Nevar went upriver, this list covers the whole Rotunda area. The great highlight was finding a Thecacera pennigera in the river, out newest species. Exciting! This looks like a new record for Queensland.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Cylichnatys campanula shell -1
Cratena lineata -85
Flabellina lotos -12
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -86
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 7 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 8 -2
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Liloa brevis shell -12
Retusa sp. 5 shell -5
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Teneilla sp. 47 -1
Teneilla sp. 49 -5
Thecacera pennigera -1 NEW SPECIES
Unidentia sp. 1 -63
Unidentia sp. 2 -5
Weinkauffia reliqua shell -1

Entry


Ready

Prep

Substrate

Hypselodoris obscura

Flabellina lotos and Cratena lineata

Cratena lineata

Unidentia sp. 1

Cratena lineata

Cratena lineata

Substrate



Roxaniella leucampyx

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 2

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Liloa brevis

Cylichnatys campanula

Pipefish

At work

Tenellia sp. 23

Weinkauffia reliqua

Haminoea sp. 19 

Egg mass



Goniodoridella sp. 7

Flabellina lotos

Flabellina lotos

Hi Fran meet at the centre

Roxaniella leucampyx

Retusa sp. 5

Tenellia sp. 47

Tenellia sp. 49

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Goniodoridella sp. 8

Unidentia sp. 2 

Thecacera pennigera  NEW SPECIES

Thecacera pennigera  NEW SPECIES

Thecacera pennigera  NEW SPECIES

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Species List: 25-04-2020, Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

21 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 25-04-2020.

A single shore entry dive by Gary, Fran, Nevar and Nick of 206 minutes. Maximum depth 4.9 m, 25 C water temperature and up to 10 m viz.

Another great day of clear water. The usual suspects and 31 Bubble shells found. And Pipe fish is still there but moved down river to Slope Rock. It seems that the Unidentia animals are getting larger! Two Goniodoridella animals were recorded today that were the same but  different from the usual.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys sp. 8 shell -1
Cratena lineata -12
Flabellina lotos -5
Goniodoridella savignyi -4
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -29
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 7 -2
Goniodoridella sp. 9 -2 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -3
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Liloa brevis shell -13
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Retusa sp. 5 shell -4
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -3
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Teneilla sp. 49 -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -4
Unidentia sp. 1 -10
Unidentia sp. 4 -1

Entry

Ready

Beginning

Searching

Goniodoridella sp. 7

Flabellina lotos 

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Haminoea sp. 19

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Goniodoridella sp. 9  NEW SPECIES

Substrate

Goniodoridella savignyi

Retusa sp. 6

Goniodoridella sp. 9  NEW SPECIES

Goniodoridella savignyi

Goniodoridella sp. 7

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Hypselodoris obscura

Liloa brevis

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Plocamopherus ceylonicus

Plocamopherus ceylonicus

Channel marker

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Searching

Hypselodoris obscura

Liloa brevis

Roxaniella leucampyx 

Tornatina sp. 1

Retusa sp. 5

Haminoea sp. 19

Liloa brevis 

Nice shell

Hypselodoris obscura

Tornatina sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 4

Teneilla sp. 49

Tenellia sp. 23