Saturday, May 23, 2020

Species List: 23-05-2020, Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

28 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 23-05-2020.

A single shore entry dive by Gary, David, Fran and Nevar of 242 minutes. Maximum depth 5.2 m, 22 C water temperature and 6-8 m viz.

Time for more Rotunda fun. Early morning start then the glow, water clarity not as good as two days ago. There were lot's of Nudibranchs! Goniodoridella sp. 1 seemed to be everywhere. Goniodoridella sp. 3 found from under a rock was another great find. A new Unidentia was an unusual animal to see with its white raised pustules.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys sp. 8 shell -1
Cratena lineata -35
Doto sp. 3 -9
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Flabellina lotos -23
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -121
Goniodoridella sp. 3 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -2
Goniodoridella sp. 7 -2
Goniodoridella sp. 8 -1
Haminoea sp. 18 shell -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Liloa brevis shell -4
Mnestia sp. 1 shell -1
Myja sp. 1 -2
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Retusa sp. 5 shell -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -5
Tenellia sp. 47 -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -39
Unidentia sp. 2 -2
Unidentia sp. 3 -3
Unidentia sp. 4 -2
Unidentia sp. 11 -1
Unidentia sp. 12 -1 NEW SPECIES

Early entry

Ready to go!

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 7

Haminoea sp. 19

Haminoea sp. 18

Retusa sp. 6

Unidentia sp. 1

Flabellina lotos

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1 trio

Mnestia sp. 1

Working it...

Doto sp. 3

Cratena lineata pair

Hypselodoris obscura

Unidentia sp. 1

Polycera sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 4

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1 x5

Unidentia sp. 3

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 3

Doto sp. 3 

Unidentia sp. 11

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Myja sp. 1 pair

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 3 pair

A friend...

Goniodoridella sp. 3

Goniodoridella sp. 8 circled and Goniodoridella sp. 3

Searching...

Cratena lineata

Eubranchus sp. 3

Tenellia sp. 23

Flabellina lotos x4

Tenellia sp. 47

Goniodoridella sp. 7

Tenellia sp. 23

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Goniodoridella sp. 1 trio

Unidentia sp. 4

Tenellia sp. 47

Mnestia sp. 1 

Atys sp. 8

Polycera sp. 1 

Retusa sp. 5

Unidentia sp. 12  NEW SPECIES

Roxaniella leucampyx

Myja sp. 1

Myja sp. 1 pair

Goniodoridella sp. 3

Eubranchus sp. 3