Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Species List: 16-11-2020, Fish Cage upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

37 species sighted at Fish Cage upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 16-11-2020.

A single shore entry afternoon come night dive Gary and David of 227 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 25 C water temperature, up to 5 m viz.

The river beckons yet again. More night discoveries and tonight did not disappoint! Tonight the water temp was 25C the whole dive, David said his computer was 26C. Summer is coming. A large Dolabella auricularia was recorded. Trapania brunnea and Trapania scurra were found today and a real treat. Three new species Atagema sp. 4, Thordisa sp. 5 and Niparaya sp. 25 brought excitement to us. And it's always great to see live bubble-shell animals. Madrella sanguinea was also another great find, especially after Bob Burn comfirmed that all these animal were that species and none were M. ferruginosa. The list and website have been updated.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atagema sp. 4 -1 NEW SPECIES
Atys semistriatus -1
Bulla quoyii -1 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Cratena lineata -1
Discodoris lilacina -1
Dolabella auricularia -1
Doto sp. 3 -1
Elysia sp. 11 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -4
Facelina sp. 3 -3
Facelina sp. 13 -2
Flabellina lotos -4
Goniobranchus daphne -2
* Goniodoridella savignyi -30
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -8
Goniodoridella sp. 7 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 4 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Kabeiro christianae -4
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -5
Liloa brevis shell -2
Madrella sanguinea -1
Myja sp. 1 -1
Niparaya sp. 25 -1 NEW SPECIES
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Tenellia sibogae -16
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Tenellia sp. 66 -4
Thordisa sp. 5 -1 NEW SPECIES
Trapania brunnea -2
Trapania scurra -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -9

Evening entry

Drifting

Substrate

Tenellia sibogae

Kabeiro christianae

Tenellia sibogae

Kabeiro christianae

Myja sp. 1

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Niparaya sp. 25  NEW SPECIES

Niparaya sp. 25  NEW SPECIES

Trapania brunnea

Facelina sp. 13

Facelina sp. 13

Unidentia sp. 1 

Liloa brevis

Tenellia sp. 23

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Atys semistriatus

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Goniodoridella sp. 7

Costasiella kuroshimae 

Tenellia sp. 66 x2

Atagema sp. 4  NEW SPECIES

Flabellina lotos

Gymnodoris sp. 20

Trapania scurra

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Madrella sanguinea

Madrella sanguinea

Doto sp. 3

Eubranchus sp. 10

Knoutsodonta maugeansis 

Polycera sp. 1



Elysia sp. 11 x2

Eubranchus sp. 10

Flabellina lotos

Eubranchus sp. 10 x2

Cratena lineata 

Dolabella auricularia

Kabeiro christianae

Tenellia sibogae

Flatworm

Gymnodoris sp. 4

Flatworm

Tenellia sp. 23

Facelina sp. 13

Atys semistriatus

Tenellia sp. 66 x2

Unknown shell

Atagema sp. 4  NEW SPECIES

Discodoris lilacina

Thordisa sp. 5  NEW SPECIES

Madrella sanguinea 

Madrella sanguinea 

Bulla quoyii  NEW RECORD FOR RIVER

Goniobranchus daphne

Hypselodoris obscura

Bulla quoyii under UV light  NEW RECORD FOR RIVER

Pleurobranchus peronii

Facelina sp. 3