39 species sighted at Rotunda up river, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 30-09-2020.
A single shore entry dive Gary and David of 269 minutes. Maximum depth 5.2 m, 21 C water temperature, 8+ m viz.
Another early morning spring dive in River awaits, what will we find? I'll tell you - we recorded 39 species and the river remains a magic place. Our strategy was that David would search high and I would search low. It works! Goniodoridella sp. 1 was out in force. This species is so tuff and survives throughout any condition. This species was first recorded by me on the other side of the spit right off shore on the 8th of January 2005 and was a new record for Australia according to Willan. No use ranting about what we found, the list speaks for itself. Epic, sigh...
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -1
Atys sp. 8 shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -5
Cratena lineata -3
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Elysia sp. 17 -1
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -3
Flabellina lotos -11
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniobranchus decorus -4
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus verrieri -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -41
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -112!
Goniodoridella sp. 12 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Haminoea sp. 17 shell -2
Hypselodoris obscura -10
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young
Liloa brevis shell -1
Myja sp. 1 -1
Niparaya sp. 17 -1
Placida kevinleei -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Polycera sp. 1 -3
Retusa amphizosta shell -3
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 32 -2
Tenellia sp. 44 -7
Tenellia sp. 66 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -12
Unidentia sp. 2 -12
Unidentia sp. 3 -11
Unidentia sp. 4 -2
Early entry
Searching
Elysia sp. 11
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 44
Worm
Unidentia sp. 2
What the...
Tenellia sp. 66
Flatworm
Flatworm
Flabellina lotos
Flatworm
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 2
Turning over
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 44
Goniodoridella savignyi
Iconic rock formation
Tenellia sp. 44
Myja sp. 1
Costasiella kuroshimae
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Cratena lineata
Flabellina lotos
Costasiella kuroshimae
Polycera sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 23
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 2
Tenellia sp. 32 x2
Goniobranchus verrieri
Plocamopherus ceylonicus with half a face
Unidentia sp. 4
Elysia sp. 17
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Atys semistriatus
Haminoea sp. 17
Facelina sp. 11
Retusa amphizosta
Cratena lineata
Before...
After
Hypselodoris obscura mating pair
Bulbaeolidia alba
Roxaniella leucampyx
Niparaya sp. 17
Goniodoridella sp. 12
Costasiella kuroshimae
Pleurobranchus peronii
Placida kevinleei
Unidentia sp. 2 and Unidentia sp. 3
Tenellia sp. 23
Facelina sp. 3
Goniodoridella savignyi
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Goniobranchus geometricus
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniobranchus decorus
Liloa brevis
Unknown
