Monday, July 27, 2020

Species List: 26-07-2020, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

30 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 23-07-2020.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and David of 242 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 20 C water temperature up to 6 m viz.

Another Melbourne kind of winter day is here! The water is still quite clear even tho we have had all night rain. We recorded a new species of Polycera, exciting! A Goniodoridella animal with brown collar and brown sides to the body was also recorded, we will separate this one as a new species...unusual. Niparaya sp. 12 was also a great find and we have not seen it since the big flush-out. Another great outing for sure.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys sp. 8 shell -1
Cratena lineata -29
Eubranchus sp. 3 -2
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -19
Flabellina sp. 9 -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -26
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -15 
Goniodoridella sp. 9 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 13 -1 NEW SPECIES
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -3
Myja hyotan -1
Myja sp. 1 -1
Niparaya sp. 12 -1
Philinopsis speciosa -2
Polycera sp. 5 -1
Polycera sp. 8 -1 NEW SPECIES
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tenellia sp. 44 -3
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
* Unidentia sp. 1 -30
Unidentia sp. 2 -18
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 4 -1

Entry

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Substrate

Unidentia sp. 1

Cratena lineata 

Unidentia sp. 1 juvenile

Philinopsis speciosa

Niparaya sp. 12

Liloa brevis

Flabellina lotos

Tornatina sp. 1 

Goniodoridella sp. 9

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Roxaniella leucampyx 

Retusa sp. 6

Substrate

Facelina sp. 11

Eubranchus sp. 3

Unidentia sp. 2 

Unidentia sp. 4

Thuridilla carlsoni

Goniodoridella sp. 13  NEW SPECIES

Goniodoridella sp. 13  NEW SPECIES

Goniodoridella sp. 13  NEW SPECIES

Atys sp. 8 

Facelina sp. 11

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Unidentia sp. 3 

Cratena lineata

Polycera sp. 8  NEW SPECIES

Polycera sp. 8  NEW SPECIES

Polycera sp. 8  NEW SPECIES

Facelina bourailli

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Polycera sp. 5

Myja hyotan below, Myja sp. 1 top

Myja sp. 1

Philinopsis speciosa

Fish Cage

Unidentia sp. 1 juvenile

Philinopsis speciosa

Unidentia sp. 1 

Tenellia sp. 24 

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Goniodoridella sp. 9 

Facelina sp. 11

Eubranchus sp. 3

Polycera sp. 8  NEW SPECIES

Hypselodoris obscura mating pair

Cratena lineata 

Flabellina sp. 9

Tenellia sp. 44 x3