21 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 01-06-2021.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 209 minutes. Maximum depth 6.5 m, 19/20 C water temperature, up to 2 m viz.
Finally winter is here, bring on the clear cool water! The Toilet Block has very little silt and less large particles in the water column, the water is just milky! The Aeolids did come to play today, some nice beauties. A couple of Cratena pawarshindeorum were nice to see here!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Cratena lineata -16
Cratena pawarshindeorum -2
Cratena simba -2
Elysia coodgeensis -1
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Flabellina lotos -34
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -49
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -3
Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Spurilla braziliana -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 66 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -15
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Entry
Surface
Elysia coodgeensis circled
Goniodoridella sp. 1 mating pair
Substrate
Cratena lineata
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Roxaniella leucampyx
Liloa brevis
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Facelina sp. 3
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 66
Cratena simba
Cratena simba
Spurilla braziliana
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 2
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Cowrie
Cowrie
Knoutsodonta maugeansis left side
Goniobranchus daphne
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Goniodoridella savignyi
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Gymnodoris sp. 27
Substrate
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Cratena simba
Substrate
