27 species sighted at Rotunda all of it, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Qld. 30-08-2021.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 241 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 21 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
Ahhh still more joys of Monday winter river diving. Yes some more very nice finds were had today! Wow when I saw what looked like a very small nut was our second sighting of Siphopteron sp. 7 - 3 mm a new record for the river. Another great dive despite the viz dropping off. And lots of friends came to visit!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Costasiella kuroshimae -3
Costasiella sp. 1 -1
Cratena lineata -31
Doto sp. 3 -3
Elysia sp. 11 -2
Eubranchus sp. 3 -2
Flabellina lotos -4
Goniobranchus daphne -8
Goniodoridella savignyi -+50
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 - +100
Goniodoridella sp. 9 -1
Haminoea sp. 19 ? shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -7
Liloa brevis shell -6
Limacia ornata -1
Myja sp. 1 -3
Pleurobranchus peronii -3
Polycera sp. 1 -2
Retusa amphizosta shell -3
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Retusa sp. 7 shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Siphopteron sp. 7 -1 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Tenellia sp. 24 -3
Thuridilla carlsoni -3
Unidentia sp. 1 -9
Unidentia sp. 14 -3
Entry
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Stone friend
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella sp. 1 maying pair
Hypselodoris obscura
Cratena lineata
Limacia ornata
Costasiella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 9
Elysia sp. 11
Pleurobranchus peronii
Pleurobranchus peronii
Flatworm
Unidentia sp. 1
Seal Rock
Unidentia sp. 1
Myja sp. 1
Myja sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Eubranchus sp. 3
Cratena lineata
Liloa brevis
Substrate
Retusa amphizosta
Costasiella kuroshimae
Goniodoridella savignyi
Tenellia sp. 24
Unidentia sp. 14
Doto sp. 3 x3
Substrate
Polycera sp. 1
Very large egg mass
Goniobranchus daphne
Icon blending in
Flabellina lotos
Thuridilla carlsoni
Twin Peaks
Thuridilla carlsoni
Cratena lineata x3
Been friend
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Stone friend
Ray friend
Siphopteron sp. 7 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Siphopteron sp. 7 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Siphopteron sp. 7 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Cratena lineata x2 fighting
Thuridilla carlsoni
Oh yea...
Pleurobranchus peronii
Goniobranchus daphne
Hypselodoris obscura
Myja sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Retusa amphizosta
Roxaniella leucampyx
Retusa sp. 7
Pleurobranchus peronii
Flatworm x2
Goniobranchus daphne
