Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Species List: 02-02-2021, Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 22 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 02-02-2021.

A single shore entry dive with Gary, Aleea and Sheryl of 229 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

With more rain on the horizon it was time to dive! The water looked great from the surface. Some interesting critters were recorded today including Facelina sp. 16. This animal look similar to F. sp. 11 but different marking and cerata colouration. Well done Aleea on your first river dive, hope found some cool things!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys sp. 8 shell -1
Cratina lineata -3
Facelina sp. 11 -4
Facelina sp. 16 -1 NEW SPECIES
Flabellina lotos -3
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -3
Goniodoridella sp. 7 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 8 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -8
Hypselodoris zephyra -1
Kabeiro christianae -1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis shell -3
Retusa amphizosta shell -2, live -1
* Unidentia sp. 1 -36
Unidentia sp. 3 -3
Unidentia sp. 14 -2
Vellicolla amphorella shell -1

Entry

Ready...

...to go

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 3

Facelina sp. 11

Shoot

Substrate

Kabeiro christianae

Kabeiro christianae

The Feature

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Knoutsodonta maugeansis pair

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

An old freind

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris obscura

Vellicolla amphorella

Retusa amphizosta

Atys sp. 8

Flabellina lotos

Cratina lineata

Egg mass

Flabellina lotos

Liloa brevis

Channel Marker

Smile

Substrate

Searching

Goniodoridella sp. 7

Facelina sp. 11

Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 1

Retusa amphizosta

Retusa amphizosta

Facelina sp. 16  NEW SPECIES

Facelina sp. 16  NEW SPECIES

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Facelina sp. 11

Goniobranchus daphne

Unidentia sp. 1 mating

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris zephyra

Goniodoridella sp. 8

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Goniobranchus geometricus

Flabellina lotos mating