Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Species List: 13-07-2021, Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 19 species sighted at Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 13-07-2021.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 242 minutes. Maximum depth 5.1 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.

After a bit of swell and wind it all seemed to calm down a bit...naturally off to the bottom of the river I went. I was surprised the water was as clear as it was! Such a waste! Nice to record some Cratena pawarshindeorum, Kabeiro christianae, Lophodoris sp. 1, Myja sp. 1 and Placida kevinleei  in-particularly a mating pair! A first I believe. There was a large Goniodoridella savignyi, over 10 mm.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

* Cratena lineata -32
Cratena pawarshindeorum -3
Facelina sp. 10 -3    
Flabellina lotos -20
Goniobranchus daphne -11
Goniodoridella savignyi -31
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -19
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Kabeiro christianae -3
Liloa brevis shell -5
Lophodoris sp. 1 -1
Myja sp. 1 -3
Placida kevinleei -3
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -8

Early entry

Surface

Substrate

The Icon

Big Rock

Substrate "The Pinnacles"

Gymnodoris sp. 17

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Cratena lineata

Placida kevinleei

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Hypselodoris obscura

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Goniodoridella savignyi

Goniodoridella savignyi

Kabeiro christianae

Kabeiro christianae

Flabellina lotos

Liloa brevis

Goniodoridella savignyi over 10 mm

Goniobranchus daphne

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum



Unidentia sp. 1

Flabellina lotos

Goniobranchus daphne

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Goniodoridella savignyi

Cratena lineata

Polycera sp. 1

Myja sp. 1

Myja sp. 1

Placida kevinleei mating pair

Placida kevinleei

Goniodoridella savignyi

Lophodoris sp. 1

Flabellina lotos

Unidentia sp. 1

Cratena pawarshindeorum 

Facelina sp. 10

Retusa amphizosta

Facelina sp. 10

Surface water after dive