40 species sighted at Fish Cage up river and down river, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 04-01-2021.
A single shore entry night dive with Gary and David of 302 minutes. Maximum depth 5.3 m, 28 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
Another might dive was in order! It seems the water has cleaned up a little. More interesting critters were recorded. In particular a new record for the river in Thordisa verrucosa which has only been recorded once in 18 years. The highlight for me was finding a LIVE Ringicula sp. and to top that off an animal that is not white! Brown and blotchy the 2 mm shell is stout and white. Dendrodoris was out and about and quite large. David took out his UV light and aimed it at the Tenellia group on the top of the Fish Cage. The cerata lit up! And the most common was non-other than Atys semistriatus! That's cool.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aglaja fulvipunctata -4
* Atys semistriatus -35, shell -1
Carminodoris nodulosa -1
Colinatys sp. 1 -1
Cratena lineata -18
Dendrodoris nigra -5
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -29
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -20
Goniobranchus daphne -5
Goniobranchus setoensis -5
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -29
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -9
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -2
Hydatina physis -1
Hypselodoris obscura -9
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -3
Liloa brevis shell -3
Mnestia sp. 1 -3
Philinopsis falciphallus -3
Philinopsis lineolata -1
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Ringicula sp. 5 -1 NEW SPECIES
Rostanga sp. 1 -6
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -7
Tenellia sp. 23 -3
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tenellia sp. 70 -6
Thordisa verrucosa -1 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -18
Unidentia sp. 2 -2
Unidentia sp. 4 -3
Unidentia sp. 14 -7
Unknown juvenile -3
Entry
Drifting
Atys semistriatus
Flabellina lotos x2
Tenellia sp. 24
Cratena lineata
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Crabbing
River Flowers
Rostanga sp. 1
Roxaniella leucampyx
Eubranchus sp. 10
Philinopsis lineolata
Goniobranchus setoensis
Goniobranchus daphne
Flatworm
Flabellina lotos
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10 slime
Goniobranchus daphne
Thordisa verrucosa
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sp. 70 x2
Unidentia sp. 1
Polycera sp. 1
Thuridilla carlsoni
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Unknown juvenile
Dendrodoris nigra
Tenellia sp. 23 x2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2
Haminoea sp. 19
Dendrodoris nigra
Ringicula sp. 5 NEW SPECIES
Ringicula sp. 5 NEW SPECIES
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Atys semistriatus
Unidentia sp. 4
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniobranchus Daphne x2
Atys semistriatus
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Goniobranchus setoensis
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Unidentia sp. 1 x2 and Unidentia sp. 4
Philinopsis falciphallus
Eubranchus sp. 10 slime
Unknown juvenile
Retusa sp. 6
Philinopsis falciphallus
Dendrodoris nigra
Dendrodoris nigra
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Hydatina physis
Ringicula sp. 5 NEW SPECIES
Ringicula sp. 5 NEW SPECIES
Ringicula sp. 5 NEW SPECIES
Flatworm
Facelina sp. 11 and Philinopsis lineolata
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Carminodoris nodulosa
Carminodoris nodulosa gills
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Unknown juvenile
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 2 x2
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Mnestia sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniobranchus daphne and Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 4
Retusa amphizosta
Dendrodoris rhinophores
Aglaja fulvipunctata x2
UV on Tenellia sibogae
Hydatina physis
Wutchulukinat?
