21 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 25-07-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 202 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 18 C water temperature, up to 7 m viz.
Ahhh early Sunday Diving! The forecast said damaging winds and when I got to the river it was glassy and no wind. How nice. A new species was added to our list today, Dermatobranchus sp. 15. Plus a new record for the river, Sclerodoris apiculata!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Cratena lineata -26
Cratena pawarshindeorum -9
Dermatobranchus sp. 15 -1 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 10 -1
Flabellina lotos -14
Goniobranchus daphne -2
* Goniodoridella savignyi -58
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -25
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 9 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -3
Limacia ornata -2
Myja sp. 1 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Sclerodoris apiculata -1 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Unidentia sp. 1 -7
Early entry
Liloa brevis
Retusa sp. 6
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Flabellina lotos
Cratena lineata
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Goniodoridella sp. 5
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Dermatobranchus sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Limacia ornata
Limacia ornata
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniodoridella sp. 9
Polycera sp. 1
Sclerodoris apiculata NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella savignyi x2
Elysia sp. 10
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Flabellina lotos
Rostanga sp. 1
Limacia ornata
Flabellina lotos
Dermatobranchus sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Dermatobranchus sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Myja sp. 1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Limacia ornata
Limacia ornata
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Sclerodoris apiculata NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Elysia sp. 10
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Rostanga sp. 1
Goniobranchus daphne
Dermatobranchus sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Shoot
Dermatobranchus sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Substrate
Dermatobranchus sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Substrate
Substrate
Dermatobranchus sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Triangle rock = Limacia
Substrate
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