34 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 19-03-2021.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 302 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 25 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
Get in while the going is good. With a 1.3 m tidal flow Toilet Block was calling. After some rain and runoff the water looked a little brown, but we know what that means...top layer of fresh and clear water underneath. This dive was epic. 3 new species and many others. Some great nudibranchs dispite the conditions! I am happy to have been on the bottom. Yes it was a true martian lighting!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Anteaeolidiella ireneae -1
Berthella stellata -1
Costasiella sp. 1 -1
Cratena lineata -3
Dendrodoris sp. 10 -1 NEW SPECIES
Discodoris lilacina -1
Doto sp. 7 -2 Second sighting
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Facelina bourailli -2
Facelina sp. 7 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -3
Facelina sp. 17 -3 NEW SPECIES
Facelina sp. 18 -2 NEW SPECIES
Flabellina lotos -17
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniobranchus verrieri -1
* Goniodoridella savignyi -31
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -15
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -6
Lophodoris sp. 1 -2
Niparaya sp. 11 -1
Niparaya sp. 14 -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 47 -12
Tenellia sp. 66 -2
Tornatina sp. 1 -1
Tornatina sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -2
Entry
Surface
Fresh water upper layer
Facelina bourailli
Liloa brevis
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 1
Substrate
Facelina sp. 11
Substrate
Facelina sp. 11
Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2
Liloa brevis
Cratena lineata
Flatworm
Discodoris lilacina
Anteaeolidiella ireneae
Tornatina sp. 2
Goniobranchus verrieri
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 23
Substrate
Substrate
Scutus
Landmark
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Facelina sp. 18 NEW SPECIES
Facelina sp. 18 NEW SPECIES
Facelina sp. 18 x2 NEW SPECIES
Polycera sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 66
Tenellia sp. 66
Berthella stellata egg mass
Berthella stellata
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Flatworm
Facelina sp. 17 NEW SPECIES
Facelina sp. 17 NEW SPECIES
Facelina sp. 17 x2 NEW SPECIES
Flatworm x2
Facelina sp. 17 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 47
Tenellia sp. 47
Tornatina sp. 1
Tornatina sp. 1
Niparaya sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2
Substrate
Goniodoridella savignyi 12 mm!
Facelina bourailli
Flabellina lotos
Substrate
Doto sp. 7 x2 Second sighting
Doto sp. 7 x2 Second sighting
Niparaya sp. 11
Tenellia sp. 47 x2
Lophodoris sp. 1
Costasiella sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 3
Lophodoris sp. 1
Flatworm
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Facelina sp. 7
Dendrodoris sp. 10 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus daphne
