20 species sighted at Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Qld. 14-09-2021.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 122 minutes. Maximum depth 5.3 m, 21 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
Well today's dive was cut short because of an anticipated broken zip leak. The right arm and left chest got the brunt of it and out I went! But did manage to record some nice nudibranchs. It was interesting seeing Trapania vitta actually eating with it's buccal mass extended. Three species seemed to be everywhere. The highlight was recording Kaloplocamus sp. 3 again as well as Goniobranchus splendidus.
Upon exiting the river there was a westerly blowing with what seemed like 40 kt gusts!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
* Cratena lineata -100+
Doto sp. 3 -8
Flabellina lotos -10
Goniobranchus daphne -6
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -50+
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -100+
Goniodoridella sp. 9 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Kaloplocamus sp. 3 -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Myja sp.1 -4
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 32 -1
Trapania vitta -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -15
Unidentia sp. 2 -3
Unidentia sp. 14 -6
Both Bubble shells blew away before I had the camera ready - BION!
Entry
Surface
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Trapania vitta
Trapania vitta
Trapania vitta sponge
Trapania vitta
Cratena lineata
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 2
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella savignyi large 10 mm+
Goniodoridella savignyi large 10 mm+
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 23
Goniobranchus daphne
Kaloplocamus sp. 3
Kaloplocamus sp. 3
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Doto sp. 3
Substrate
Substrate
Substrate
A friend a big friend
Myja sp. 1
Myja sp. 1 x3
Doto sp. 3 x2
Unidentia sp. 14
Doto sp. 3 x5
Goniobranchus Daphne and Doto sp. 3 arrowed
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 9 - 1 mm
The Icon
Tenellia sp. 32
Substrate
Goniobranchus splendidus
