16 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 19-02-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Harvey of 300 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
Today I dived with the TG-6 and it internal light-ring and the housing again. Here are the results. Lots of silt and slow tidal flow equals "snow". Some nice finds were recorded today and no Unidentia species were to be seen! Two Anteaeolidiella ireneae with egg masses were nice to find up in the shallows. But, from under a rock came our newest species Discodorid sp. 1, a great match in Gosliners NSSI-2 and a real surprise.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Anteaeolidiella ireneae -2
Cratena simba -1
Discodorid sp. 1 -1 NEW SPECIES
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -1
Facelina sp. 10 -2
* Flabellina lotos -10
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -3
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -3
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis shell -6
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -2
Overcast entry
Ready
Substrate
Liloa brevis
Tornatina sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 23
Hypselodoris obscura
Anteaeolidiella ireneae egg mass
Flatworm
Facelina sp. 10
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Goniodoridella savignyi
Cratena simba
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Tornatina sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Discodorid sp. 1 NEW SPECIES
Discodorid sp. 1 NEW SPECIES
Discodorid sp. 1 NEW SPECIES
close-up of mantle showing small pustules and brown spots
Shoot
Flatworm
Flabellina lotos
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Tenellia sp. 47
Flabellina lotos
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate
Anteaeolidiella ireneae
Shoot
Substrate
Liloa brevis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Cratena simba
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Discodorid sp. 1 NEW SPECIES
Discodorid sp. 1 NEW SPECIES
Discodorid sp. 1 NEW SPECIES
Discodorid sp. 1 NEW SPECIES
Discodorid sp. 1 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 47
Tenellia sp. 47
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa
Anteaeolidiella ireneae
Anteaeolidiella ireneae
