30 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 24-02-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 333 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 28 C water temperature, up to 5 m viz.
There's nothing better tan mid-week diving at La Balsa Park, no people kept us! The number of Unidentia animals especially sp. 1 was amazing. So many! Finding Doris cameroni was a great find. It is a new record for us and the river. Discodoris cebuensis was another great find and quite large. A second Lophodoris sp. 1 was also found. Good stuff yet again from this great river.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aglaja fulvipunctata -2
Atys semistriatus shell -1, live -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Cratena lineata -7
Discodoris cebuensis -1
Discodoris lilacina -1
Doris cameroni -1 NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER, FIRST FIND FOR US
Facelina sp. 10 -1
Flabellina lotos -13
Goniobranchus daphne -9
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -3
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -3
Hypselodoris obscura -12
Liloa brevis shell -2
Lophodoris sp. 1 -1 Second animal found
Mnestia sp. 1 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1, live -1
Ringicula sp. 1 shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 48 -1
* Unidentia sp. 1 -+150
Unidentia sp. 2 -2
Unidentia sp. 3 -5
Unidentia sp. 14 -6
Vellicolla amphorella shell -1
Verconia simplex -1
Entry
Surface perfection
Fish Cage
Tenellia sibogae
Liloa brevis
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate
Retusa amphizosta
Hunting
Goniobranchus daphne
Flabellina lotos
Substrate
Vellicolla amphorella
Unidentia sp. 14
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 1
Atys semistriatus
Lophodoris sp. 1 Second animal found
Goniodoridella savignyi
Doris cameroni NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER, FIRST FIND FOR US
Flabellina lotos
Facelina sp. 10
Unidentia sp. 1
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 1
Old friends
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 2
Goniobranchus geometricus
Discodoris cebuensis
Discodoris cebuensis
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Costasiella kuroshimae
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Ringicula sp. 1
A beautiful stout shell
Verconia simplex
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Tenellia sibogae
Flatworm
Goniobranchus daphne
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Atys semistriatus
Discodoris lilacina
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Mnestia sp. 1
Doris cameroni ventral anterior side showing the
bilabial foot
Lophodoris sp. 1 Second animal found
Doris cameroni NEW SPECIES FOR RIVER, FIRST FIND FOR US
Atys semistriatus
Discodoris cebuensis ventral side
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Lophodoris sp. 1 Second animal found
Verconia simplex
Tenellia sp. 23
Discodoris cebuensis
Philinopsis falciphallus
Tenellia sp. 48
Discodoris lilacina
