Monday, September 13, 2021

Species List: 09-09-2021, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

 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