Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Species List: 12-10-2021, Fish Cage to Rotunda and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

37 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 12-10-2021.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 302 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 22 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

Today was good diving before more rain comes and this dive was my first with my new 18L steel tank affectionately called TANK. It gives me another hour! Some great finds today. Upon surfacing I was greeted with glassy conditions, blue skies and a feeling that I belong. 15 minutes later a big scud rolled over La Balsa Park making visitors run like hell!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Colpodaspis sp. 2 -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -5
Cratena lineata -6
Cratena simba -1
Dendrodoris fumata -1
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina lotos -3
* Goniobranchus daphne -28
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -16
Goniodoridella sp. 9 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -20
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -1
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3 -1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -1
Hypselodoris obscura -13
Liloa brevis shell -6
Myja sp. 1 -4
Niparaya sp. 4 -1
Niparaya sp. 19 -1
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Placida kevinleei -1
Polycera melanosticta -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -3
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Thuridilla carlsoni -7
Trapania scurra -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -11
Unidentia sp. 2 -2
Unidentia sp. 3 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -1

Entry

Water quality

Surface

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flabellina lotos

Niparaya sp. 4

Niparaya sp. 4

Lamellaria

Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3

Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3

Retusa amphizosta

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flatworm

Colpodaspis sp. 2

Tenellia sp. 24

Myja sp. 1

Costasiella kuroshimae

Unidentia sp. 1

Eubranchus sp. 3

Goniodoridella savignyi

Flatworm

Thuridilla carlsoni

Facelina sp. 11

Substrate

Substrate

Egg mass

Facelina sp. 3

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris obscura

Placida kevinleei

Placida kevinleei

Unidentia sp. 3

Cratena lineata

Unidentia sp. 1 

Flabellina lotos

Goniobranchus setoensis

Hypselodoris obscura mating

Roxaniella leucampyx

Goniobranchus daphne

Cratena simba

Hypselodoris obscura 

Large egg mass

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Philinopsis speciosa

Gymnodoris sp. 9

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniodoridella savignyi

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Unidentia sp. 2

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Substrate

Goniobranchus daphne

Trapania scurra x2

Trapania scurra x2

Trapania scurra x2

Substrate

Cratena lineata

Niparaya sp. 19

Niparaya sp. 19

Liloa brevis

Myja sp. 1

Myja food source

Costasiella kuroshimae

The Icon

Coral coming back

Elysia sp. 11

Unidentia sp. 14

Tenellia sp. 24

Facelina sp. 11

Colpodaspis sp. 2

Flatworm

Polycera melanosticta

Dendrodoris fumata