27 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 23-08-2020.
A single shore entry dive Gary, Harvey and Tracey of 230 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 19 C water temperature up to 10 m viz.
Today's 1.6 m tidal flow was softer than yesterday. The water clarity is still beautiful. The silt seems to have almost gone away. Some interesting nudibranchs were found. Tracey and Harvey went right and David and I went left.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys sp. 8 shell -3
Bulbaeolidia alba -5
Cratena lineata -5
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Elysia pusilla -1
Elysia sp. 5 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -3
Flabellina lotos -33
Goniodoridella savignyi -13
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -10
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Hallaxa iju -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Kabeiro christianae -2
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis live -1 shell -10
Placida kevinleei -2
Polycera sp. 1 -2
Retusa amphizosta shell -3
Tenellia sp. 23 -6
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
* Unidentia sp. 1 -36
Unidentia sp. 2 -6
Unidentia sp. 3 -9
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
* Unidentia sp. 1 -36
Unidentia sp. 2 -6
Unidentia sp. 3 -9
Unidentia sp. 11 -2
Entry
Ready to go
Substrate
Thuridilla carlsoni
Tenellia sp. 23 x2
Tenellia sp. 24
Liloa brevis
Retusa amphizosta
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 23 plus
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 2
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 23
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Polycera sp. 1
Elysia sp. 5
Substrate
Substrate
Bulbaeolidia alba
Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2
Unidentia sp. 11
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura x2
Goniodoridella savignyi
Retusa amphizosta
Retusa amphizosta
Facelina sp. 11
Flabellina lotos
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Retusa amphizosta
Liloa brevis
Flabellina lotos
Haminoea sp. 19
Liloa brevis
Hallaxa iju
Kabeiro christianae
Flabellina lotos
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 1
Facelina sp. 11
Polycera sp. 1 x2
Placida kevinleei
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Dendrodoris denisoni
