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
