38 species sighted at Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 10-12-2020.
A single shore entry dive Gary and Sheryl of 240 minutes. Maximum depth 5.3 m, 25 C water temperature, 2-4 m viz.
Ahh more midweek diving! Another great day. With the weather turning inclement over the weekend a dive was in order. Rotunda dive site is now thick with silt! Despite that I did turn over a rock just east of the Highrise and recorded another new species Goniodoris sp. 7. A very little Elysia animal was recorded with one photo before but took-off. An unusual Gymnodoris sp. 27 was also recorded and it appears in have no gills and unusual markings on the dorsum. Colpodaspis sp. 2 was a treat! Not a bad dive with 3 new species...does this mean we have 999 species (one from yesterday)?
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aglaja fulvipunctata -3
Colpodaspis sp. 2 -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Cratena lineata -6
Elysia coodgeensis -1
Elysia sp. 11 -3
Elysia sp. 33 -1 NEW SPECIES
Facelina sp. 11 -3
Flabellina lotos -15
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
Goniobranchus setoensis -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -4
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -21
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -2
Goniodoris sp. 7 -1 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris amakusana -2
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -5
Gymnodoris sp. 21 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1 NEW SPECIES
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many babies
Liloa brevis shell -2
Mnestia sp. 1 -2
Niparaya sp. 1 -3
Philinopsis falciphallus -3
Goniodoris sp. 7 -1 NEW SPECIES
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia puellula -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -11
Tenellia sp. 66 -4
Tenellia sp. 69 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
* Unidentia sp. 1 -33
Unidentia sp. 3 -1
Unidentia sp. 4 -2
Entry
Ready
Surface
Start
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 23
Roxaniella leucampyx
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Tenellia sp. 69
Unidentia sp. 3
Philinopsis falciphallus
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Elysia coodgeensis
Shoot
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 66
Goniodoris sp. 7 NEW SPECIES
Goniodoris sp. 7 NEW SPECIES
Flatworm
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Costasiella kuroshimae
Thuridilla carlsoni
Goniobranchus setoensis
Unidentia sp. 1
Mnestia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 4
Facelina sp. 11
Goniobranchus geometricus
Unidentia sp. 1 x5 and Tenellia sp. 23
Goniodoridella savignyi
Niparaya sp. 1
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Something is eating Cratena lineata
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Elysia sp. 11
Liloa brevis
Niparaya sp. 1
Gymnodoris amakusana
Tenellia puellula
Cratena lineata and Tenellia sp. 23
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina lotos x2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2
Gymnodoris sp. 27 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris amakusana
Elysia sp. 33 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus setoensis
Goniodoris sp. 7 NEW SPECIES
