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
Ready to go
Searching?
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
