44 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 10-10-2020.
A single shore entry dive Gary, Tracey, Harvey - Fran and Nevar of 283 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 23 C water temperature, 6+ m viz.
Summer must be on its way the water temp was 23C. Fran and Nevar went right while we went left. Lots of Nudibranchs were found today! Seeing Phyllodesmium opalescens again is fantastic as this genus was wiped out during the big flush. Also back were a few Colpodaspis sp. 2. Scerodoris sp. 11 another new species!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Colpodaspis sp. 2 -6
Costasiella kuroshimae -4
Cratena lineata -1
Doto sp. 6 -2
Elysia sp. 25 -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -4
Flabellina lotos -12
Godiva quadricolor -12
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniobranchus decorus -5
Goniodoridella savignyi -8
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -20
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -3
Limacia ornata -2
Lomanotus sp. 2 -1
Niparaya sp. 18 -2
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -2
Pleurobranchus weberi juvenile -1
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Polycera sp. 1 -5
Pruvotfolia sp. 1 -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -1
Sclerodoris sp. 11 -1 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tenellia sp. 44 -7
Tenellia sp. 66 -4
Thuridilla carlsoni -2
Trapania brunnea -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -24
Unidentia sp. 2 -20
Unidentia sp. 3 -13
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Entry
Drifting
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Tenellia sp. 66
Unidentia sp. 3
Flatworm
Polycera sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 23
Liloa brevis
Lamellaria
Pleurobranchus peronii
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Costasiella kuroshimae
Retusa sp. 6
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 3
Godiva quadricolor
Elysia sp. 25
Tenellia sp. 44
Niparaya sp. 18
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Tenellia sp. 44 x2
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Flabellina lotos
Roxaniella leucampyx
Retusa amphizosta
Retusa amphizosta
Godiva quadricolor
Goniodoridella savignyi
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Godiva quadricolor
Polycera sp. 1 x4
Eubranchus sp. 10
Tenellia sp. 24
Godiva quadricolor
Lomanotus sp. 2
Lomanotus sp. 2
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Searching
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Hypselodoris obscura
A friend
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Cratena lineata
Sclerodoris sp. 11 NEW SPECIES
Atys semistriatus
Trapania brunnea
