44 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 28-11-2020.
A single avo come night shore entry dive Gary, Tracey and Harvey of 301 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 25 C water temperature, 6 m viz.
Firstly congratulations to Tracey for Joining the 'River 300 Club' and for Harvey's longest dive to date! Finding 2 more Goniodoridella sp. 3 was quite exciting. A new Doto sp. 4 was recorded. Exciting to me was recording Okenia plana, Philinopsis falciphallus and Phyllaplysia lafonti again.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aglaja fulvipunctata -3
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Colinatys sp. 1 -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -2
Cratena lineata -4
Doto sp. 4 -2
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Facelina bourailli -1
Flabellina lotos -3
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniobranchus geometricus -6
Goniobranchus setoensis -7
Goniodoridella savignyi -18
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -31
Goniodoridella sp. 3 -2
Goniodoridella sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Gymnodoris sp. 4 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 19 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 21 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -3
Liloa brevis shell -2
Mnestia sp. 1 shell -1 Live -2
Niparaya sp. 3 -1
Niparaya sp. 11 -4
Niparaya sp. 18 -1
Niparaya sp. 21 -1
Niparaya sp. 26 -1
Niparaya sp. 27 -1 NEW SPECIES
Okenia plana -2
Philinopsis falciphallus -2
Phyllaplysia lafonti -1
Polycera sp. 1 -4
Tenellia sp. 23 -8
Tenellia sp. 24 -3
Tenellia sp. 44 -2
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -24
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 8 -2
Entry
Surface
Ready
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 23
Unidentia sp. 8
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 10
Substrate
Substrate
Mnestia sp. 1
Costasiella kuroshimae
Niparaya sp. 11
Goniodoridella savignyi with Tenellia sp. 47 going out of frame left
Goniodoridella sp. 3
Tenellia sp. 24
Tenellia sp. 23
Bulbaeolidia alba
Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2
Cratena lineata
Substrate
Hypselodoris obscura x2
Niparaya sp. 11
Hypselodoris obscura feeding
Hypselodoris obscura feeding
Substrate
Goniobranchus daphne
Philinopsis falciphallus
Unidentia sp. 4
Mnestia sp. 1
Hypsewlodoris obscura juvenile
Niparaya sp. 26
Flabellina lotos
Polycera sp. 1 x2
Channel marked
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
Goniobranchus geometricus
Doto sp. 7 NEW SPECIES
Doto sp. 7 NEW SPECIES
Okenia plana
Phyllaplysia lafonti
Niparaya sp. 11
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus albonares
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Elysia sp. 11
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Dark shoot
Okenia plana
Tenellia sp. 44
Facelina bourailli
Phyllaplysia lafonti
Gymnodoris amakusana
Gymnodoris sp. 20
Goniobranchus albonares
Goniodoridella sp. 3
Doto sp. 4
Niparaya sp. 27 NEW SPECIES
Okenia plana
