24 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Qld. 09-09-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Richard of 181 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 5 m viz.
Richard is stuck in Australia due to border closures, so let's go diving. Aglaja fulvipunctata were great to see. Two Tornatina sp. 1 shells were recorded as well. A very small Philinopsis speciosa was found on the orange bucket. Phyllodesmium opalescens was found from under a rock and made me smile! Goniodoridella savignyi and Goniodoridella sp. 1 continue to dominate the substrate.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aglaja fulvipunctata -5
Costasiella kuroshimae -2
Cratena lineata -28
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -8
Goniobranchus daphne -8
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -+50
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 - +100
Hypselodoris obscura -10
Liloa brevis shell -2
Limacia ornata -2
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Polycera sp. 1 -3
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -3
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -2
Trapania brunnea -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -18
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -5
Entry
Surface
Ready
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Tenellia sp. 24
Searching
Flatworm
Flabellina lotos
Goniobranchus daphne
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniobranchus daphne
Hello
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 14
Limacia ornata
Thuridilla carlsoni
Flabellina lotos
Cratena lineata x2
Trapania brunnea
Limacia ornata
Trapania brunnea
Tenellia sp. 24
Tornatina sp. 1
Cratena lineata
Cratena lineata and Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella savignyi
Philinopsis speciosa
Costasiella kuroshimae
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
A friend
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella savignyi mating
Costasiella kuroshimae
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Flabellina lotos
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Polycera sp. 1 x2
Polycera sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 24
Facelina sp. 11
Fish cage
