Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Species List: 30-08-2021, Rotunda all of it, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

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