25 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 13-04-2021.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 252 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
After rain runoff and swell we had some sun and finally the river is dive-able again. Lophodoris sp. 1 was a nice find as well as what I think is Carminodoris grandiflora NEW SPECIES. Unidentia sp. 1 were out in force! Phyllodesmium opalescens with egg mass was another nice find.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Carminodoris grandiflora -1 NEW SPECIES
Costasiella sp. 1 -1
Cratena lineata -5
Diacavolinia longirostris shell -1
Elysia sp. 11 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -3
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 10 -2
Flabellina lotos -50+
Goniobranchus daphne -6
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -22
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -7
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young
Liloa brevis shell -3
Lophodoris sp. 1 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -4
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
* Unidentia sp. 1 -100+
Early entry
Surface
Substrate beginning
Fish Cage
Goniobranchus daphne
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 1 x4
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Phyllodesmium opalescens with eggs
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Substrate
Facelina bourailli
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2
Liloa brevis
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Liloa brevis
Goniodoridella savignyi
Philinopsis falciphallus
Hypselodoris obscura
Cratena lineata
Tenellia sp. 23
Flabellina lotos
Facelina sp. 10
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 10 x2
Flatworm I have not seen before
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate
Diacavolinia longirostris
Tornatina sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Tenellia sibogae
Gymnodoris sp. 27
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Elysia sp. 11
Carminodoris grandiflora NEW SPECIES
Carminodoris grandiflora NEW SPECIES
Lophodoris sp. 1
Costasiella sp. 1
