Species List: 23-01-2021, Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 29 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 23-01-2021.

A single shore entry dive with Gary, Fran and Nevar of 252 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

Another afternoon low tidal flow and another dive in a wonderful river, thanks whoever put it there! On sight the bottom was heavily laden with silt. The number of species was low. Rain is coming. Despite that on we went.st when you think oh the same ole stuff a Gymnodoris is found with brown specks around the yellow spots. And then while searching the Fish Cage a bright pink Flabellina or Samla was recorded - new species! 

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

Atys sp. 8 shell -1

Cratina lineata -27

Eubranchus sp. 3 -1

Eubranchus sp. 10 -4

Facelina sp. 11 -1

* Flabellina lotos -37

Flabellina sp. 10 -1 NEW SPECIES

Goniobranchus daphne -2

Goniobranchus geometricus -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -1

Goniodoridella sp. 1 -16

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2

Gymnodoris sp. 21 -2

Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1

Gymnodoris sp. 29 -1 NEW SPECIES

Hypselodoris obscura -23

Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2

Retusa amphizosta shell -5

Mnestia sp. 1 shell -1

Retusa amphizosta shell -2

Tenellia sp. 23 -2

Tenellia sp. 24 -1

Tenellia sp. 70 -1

Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -22

Unidentia sp. 3 -2

Unidentia sp. 9 -2

Unidentia sp. 14 -4

Vellicolla amphorella shell -1

Entry

Ready

About to go

Unidentia sp.=14

Cratina lineata

Goniobranchus daphne

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 3

Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2

Cratina lineata

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Facelina sp. 11

Gymnodoris sp. 29  NEW SPECIES

Gymnodoris sp. 29  NEW SPECIES

Eubranchus sp. 10

Eubranchus sp. 10

Eubranchus sp. 3

Unidentia sp. 1

Flabellina lotos

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus geometricus

Retusa amphizosta

Unidentia sp. 1

Tenellia sp. 24

Liloa brevis

Retusa amphizosta

Flatworm

Unidentia sp. 14

Goniodoridella savignyi

Tenellia sp. 23

Hypselodoris obscura x2

Knoutsodonta maugeansis x2

Knoutsodonta maugeansis x2

Hypselodoris obscura

Flabellina lotos

Vellicolla amphorella

Mnestia sp. 1

Flabellina sp. 10 NEW SPECIES

A freind

Gymnodoris sp. 21

Gymnodoris sp. 21

Atys sp. 8

Tenellia sp. 24 -1

Tenellia sp. 70

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Goniobranchus daphne 

Tenellia sp. 24

Tenellia sp. 24

Retusa amphizosta

Tornatina sp. 1

Substrate

Substrate

Searching

Gymnodoris sp. 29  NEW SPECIES

Gymnodoris sp. 29  NEW SPECIES

Substrate

Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniobranchus geometricus gills

Knoutsodonta maugeansis x2

Knoutsodonta maugeansis egg mass

Parrot fish

The protector

Top of Fish Cage

Flabellina sp. 10 NEW SPECIES

Species List: 16-01-2021, Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

27 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 08-01-2021.

A single shore dive by Gary, David, Fran and Nevar of 202 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

After great water clarity another dive was in order. This time a little less vis. A new species of Philinopsis was recorded today, how exciting. Many large Flabellina lotos were found today as well. Goniobranchus verrieri and Hypselodoris whitei were great finds today as well.

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus -1

Colpodaspis sp. 1 -7

Costasiella sp. 3 -1

Cratena lineata -5

Eubranchus sp. 3 -1

Eubranchus sp. 10 -1

Facelina bourailli -1

Facelina sp. 11 -1

* Flabellina lotos -29

Goniobranchus daphne -2

Goniobranchus geometricus -1

Goniobranchus setoensis -2

Goniobranchus splendidus -1

Goniobranchus verrieri -1

Goniodoridella sp. 1 -24

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1

Hypselodoris obscura -6

Hypselodoris whitei -1

Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2

Liloa brevis shell -4

Philinopsis speciosa -1

Philinopsis sp. 6 -2 NEW SPECIES

Retusa amphizosta -3

Retusa sp. 6 shell -1

Tenellia sp. 23 -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -18

Unidentia sp. 14 -1

Sunny entry

Surface

Ready

Goniobranchus verrieri

Flabellina lotos

Eubranchus sp. 10

Flabellina lotos

Substrate

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Hypselodoris whitei

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Facelina sp. 11

Substrate

Liloa brevis

Unidentia sp. 14

Flatworm

Hypselodoris obscura

Liloa brevis

Flabellina lotos

Knoutsodonta maugeansis x2

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Substrate

Retusa amphizosta

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniobranchus daphne

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Shoot

Costasiella sp. 3

Costasiella sp. 3

Philinopsis sp. 6  NEW SPECIES

Philinopsis sp. 6  NEW SPECIES

Philinopsis sp. 6  NEW SPECIES

Costasiella sp. 3

Colpodaspis sp. 1

Cratena lineata

Retusa amphizosta

Retusa amphizosta

Philinopsis speciosa

Substrate

Substrate

Goniobranchus splendidus

Atys semistriatus

Flabellina lotos

Costasiella sp. 3

Costasiella sp. 3

Cratena lineata

Goniobranchus setoensis

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Philinopsis sp. 6  NEW SPECIES

The Icon

Eubranchus sp. 3

Facelina bourailli

Gymnodoris sp. 10