Species List: 21-05-2020, Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

21 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 21-05-2020.

A single solo shore entry dive by Gary of 185 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 22 C water temperature and 10-15 m viz.

After 3 days of rain I was going to be happy with 2 m vis and as the sun came up the clear water blew me away. The vista were so visible. The highlight of the day was finally finding evidence of a Pteropod in the river. The shell of Diacavolinia longirostris was recorded and is another new species for the river. Goniodoridella animals were almost everywhere!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys sp. 8 shell -1
Cratena lineata -30
Diacavolinia longirostris shell -1 NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER
Doto sp. 3 -4
Facelina bourailli -1
Flabellina lotos -13
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -107
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -4
Goniodoridella sp. 7 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 8 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 9 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Liloa brevis shell -2
Retusa sp. 5 shell -2
Ringicula sp. 1 shell -1
Tenellia sp. 47 -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -40
Unidentia sp. 2 -6
Unidentia sp. 4 -4
Unidentia sp. 11 -2

5 am entry

Unidentia sp. 1 trio

Unidentia sp. 1 

Cratena lineata 

Unidentia sp. 1 

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Hypselodoris obscura

Substrate

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 1

Looking up!

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Unidentia sp. 4 

Substrate

Substrate

Substrate vista

Goniodoridella savignyi

Unidentia sp. 1

Doto sp. 3

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Tenellia sp. 47

Tenellia sp. 47

Liloa brevis

Doto sp. 3

Atys sp. 8

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Goniodoridella sp. 9

Flabellina lotos

Facelina bourailli

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Goniodoridella sp. 1 trio

Retusa sp. 5

Unidentia sp. 2

Diacavolinia longirostris  NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER

Substrate

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Goniodoridella sp. 7

Diacavolinia longirostris  NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER

Diacavolinia longirostris  NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER

Ringicula sp. 1

Species List: 08-05-2020, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

6 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 08-05-2020.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Nick of 73 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 23 C water temperature and up to 8 m viz.

The dredger is back and with a vengeance. An hour into our dive it cheeped closer to us dropping a float and a massive cloud with deafening affect so out we went! Once out of the water they came over and asked if we were ok and that they would be working Fish Cage and Rotunda close to shore for the next week. S H I T ! Despite that the water was very clean. Unidentia species were out in force and quite large. So off to Toilet Block we go...

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Goniodoridella sp. 1 -4
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Retusa sp. 5 shell -2
* Unidentia sp. 1 -14
Unidentia sp. 11 -1

Early entry

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 11

Substrate

Working it

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Serious shit

Retusa sp. 5

Looking after us

Hypselodoris obscura

Substrate

Liloa brevis

Retusa sp. 5

Unidentia sp. 1