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
