Saturday, November 7, 2020

Species List: 07-11-2020, Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

38 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 07-11-2020.

A single solo shore entry dive Gary of 300 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 24 C water temperature, 6-8 m viz.

Get in while the going is hot! And so I did. After turning over a rock and recording the second Trapania japonicus I jumped for joy! This animal looked like it had been hit by a fish. Limacia ornata is always a treat to find and these two were quite large. Sakuraeolis nungunoides was a surprise during day nicely tucked into the hydroid that Myja sp. lives and eats. I saw egg masses but no animals.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba -4
Costasiella kuroshimae -2
Costasiella sp. 2 -1
Cratena lineata -6
Elysia sp. 3 -1
Elysia sp. 32 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -5
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina lotos -14
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
* Goniodoridella savignyi -48
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -7
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -
Goniodoridella sp. 7 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 12 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 13 -3
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Kabeiro christianae -many babies
Liloa brevis shell -1
Limacia ornata -2
Myja sp. 1 -many babies
Niparaya sp. 4 -2
Placida kevinleei -2
Polycera sp. 1 -4
Retusa amphizosta shell-1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -2
Tenellia puellula -2
Tenellia sibogae -8
Tenellia sp. 23 -3
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tenellia sp. 66 -4
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Trapania japonica -1 SECOND ANIMAL RECORDED
Unidentia sp. 1 -16
Unidentia sp. 3 -16

Entry

Drift

Substrate

Fish Cage

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Gymnodoris sp. 13

Unidentia sp. 3

Retusa sp. 6

Limacia ornata

Eubranchus sp. 10

Bulbaeolidia alba

Elysia sp. 32

Facelina sp. 11

Costasiella sp. 2

Goniodoridella savignyi

Retusa amphizosta

Cratena lineata

Flabellina lotos

Costasiella kuroshimae

Tenellia sp. 66

Trapania japonica  SECOND ANIMAL RECORDED

Trapania japonica  SECOND ANIMAL RECORDED

Trapania japonica  SECOND ANIMAL RECORDED

Trapania japonica  SECOND ANIMAL RECORDED

Hypselodoris obscura

Polycera sp. 1

Polycera sp. 1

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Bulbaeolidia alba 

Substrate





Goniodoridella sp. 7

Elysia sp. 32

Unidentia sp. 1

Placida kevinleei

Gymnodoris sp. 13

Gymnodoris sp. 13

Eubranchus sp. 10

Costasiella kuroshimae

Flabellina lotos

Flabellina lotos

Flatworm

Limacia ornata

Facelina sp. 3

Tenellia sp. 47

Seal Rock

Sakuraeolis nungunoides

Sakuraeolis nungunoides

Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniodoridella sp. 12

Placida kevinleei

Tenellia sp. 23

Tenellia puellula

Substrate

Tenellia sibogae


Goniobranchus daphne