Nudibranch Central: Species List: 03-06-2021, Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

Saturday, June 5, 2021

Species List: 03-06-2021, Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

18 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 03-06-2021.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 218 minutes. Maximum depth 5.3 m, 19/20 C water temperature, up to 5 m viz.

With the threat of rain to come it was time to dive the river. Boy what a couple of days make with no rain and swell. Fairly clean water and quite cool, classic winter diving. It was great to record some Cratena pawarshindeorum, some quite large. Cratena lineata were literally everywhere! A new Okenia was recorded today with brown colouration and great rhinophores and a whopping 3 mm.

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

* Cratena lineata -+150

Cratena pawarshindeorum -9

Cratena simba -1

Eubranchus sp. 10 -2

Facelina sp. 11 -4

Flabellina lotos -55

Goniobranchus daphne -2

Goniodoridella savignyi -5

Goniodoridella sp. 1 -39

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1