18 species sighted at Rockwall Ledges, Mooloolaba, Qld. 16-04-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 242 minutes. Maximum depth 3.1 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 5 m viz.
After about 7 years we returned to the Rockwall Ledges. The water was pretty clean accept for the parcels in the water column. There were some interesting species recorded including a new Goniodoridella sp. 15 at 3 mm. Gymnodoris sp. 10 was most common today. David's first dive here and he turns over his first rock only to find two Spurilla braziliana with egg mass.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Cratena simba -1
Elysia pusilla -2
Flabellina lotos -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella sp. 15 -1 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
* Gymnodoris sp. 10 -12
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Myja sp. 1 -2
Placida kevinleei -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -5
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Spurilla braziliana -1
Thordisa sp. -1 ???
Tornatina gordonis shell -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
That's me
Surface morning
David in ready
Substrate
Spurilla braziliana
The rock
Cratena simba
Green crab
Tornatina sp. 1
Elysia pusilla x2
Tornatina gordonis
Hypselodoris obscura
Substrate
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 14
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Gymnodoris amakusana
Substrate
Substrate
Placida kevinleei
Pteraeolidia semperi
Goniodoridella savignyi
Pteraeolidia semperi
Rostanga sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Pteraeolidia semper
Unidentia sp. 1
Tornatina sp. 1
Substrate
Substrate
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniodoridella sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Goniodoridella sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Goniodoridella sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Goniodoridella sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Goniodoridella sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Substrate
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Flabellina lotos
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Placida kevinleei
Thordisa sp. ???
Substrate
Spurilla braziliana
Gymnodoris amakusana
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Pteraeolidia semperi
Rostanga sp. 1
