29 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 26-09-2020.
A single shore entry dive Gary, Tracey and Harvey of 243 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4m, 22 C water temperature, 8+ m viz.
Yet again the weekend is here and with a 1.6 m tidal flow we wondered what we'd find...yes practically no current during the whole dive, magic! Great to find several Polycera sp. 1, Philinopsis pilsbryi, Gymnodoris amakusana, Goniobranchus albonares and a juvenile Hypselodoris zephyra.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Flabellina lotos -6
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -23
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Gymnodoris sp. 19 -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -8
Hypselodoris zephyra -1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young
Liloa brevis shell -4
Liloa sp. 3 shell -1
Niparaya sp. 4 -1
Philinopsis pilsbryi -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -3
Polycera sp. 1 -8
Retusa amphizosta shell -6
Tenellia sp. 23 -7
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -10
Unidentia sp. 2 -5
Unidentia sp. 3 -15
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 9 -4
Entry
east to go.
Hypselodoris obscura
Tenellia sp. 23
Unidentia sp. 2
Goniobranchus daphne
After about a week
After a little rub
Unidentia sp. 2
Searching
Polycera sp. 1 x2
Polycera sp. 1 x2
Unidentia sp. 2
Hypselodoris obscura
Substrate
Liloa sp. 3
Retusa amphizosta
Tornatina sp. 1
Substrate
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
Polycera sp. 1 x3
Retusa amphizosta
Hypselodoris obscura gills
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 3
Hypselodoris obscura mating pair
Eubranchus sp. 3
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 9
What the...
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Channel marker from bottom
Knoutsodonta maugeansis many young
Unidentia sp. 2
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Night mission on
Pleurobranchus peronii
Upon surfacing we saw...
Tornatina sp. 1
Pleurobranchus peronii
Hypselodoris zephyra
Goniobranchus albonares
Niparaya sp. 4
Tenellia sp. 23
Haminoea sp. 19
Niparaya sp. 4
Bulbaeolidia alba
Philinopsis pilsbryi
Gymnodoris sp. 19
Pleurobranchus peronii
Goniobranchus decorus
Pleurobranchus peronii
Philinopsis pilsbryi
Philinopsis pilsbryi
Goniodoridella savignyi
Gymnodoris amakusana
Gymnodoris sp. 19
