Monday, October 18, 2021

Species List: 16-10-2021, Fish Cage to Rotunda, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 44 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 16-10-2021.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 261 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 23 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.

David needs to dive...so off we went in a very warm afternoon with a packed Park. We just had a great time shooting nudibranchs! This dive was EPIC with 44 species. Many cool critters and many favs.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Colpodaspis sp. 2 -6
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Cratena lineata -19
Cratena simba -2
Doto sp. 4 -1
Elysia sp. 11 -2
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina bourailli -4
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Favorinus sp. 1 -1
Flabellina lotos -7
Goniobranchus daphne -21
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
* Goniodoridella savignyi -35
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -22
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Hallaxa iju -1
Haminoea sp. 18 broken shell -1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -3
Hypselodoris obscura -14
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young
Limacia ornata -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Lomanotus sp. 7 -1
Mnestia sp. 1 shell -1
Myja sp. 1 -many young
Niparaya sp. 17 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -3
Pleurobranchus peronii -9
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Polycera risbeci -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tenellia sp. 47 -2
Thuridilla carlsoni -4
Unidentia sp. 1 -15
Unidentia sp. 3 -3
Unidentia sp. 4 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -10

Entry

Water clarity

Upriver Rotunda

Hi!

Surface

Cratena lineata

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Doto sp. 4

Polycera risbeci

Flatworm

Pleurobranchus peronii

Hallaxa iju

Substrate

Colpodaspis sp. 2

Mnestia sp. 1

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Tenellia sp. 4

Roxaniella leucampyx

Substrate

Niparaya sp. 17

Unidentia sp. 1

Elysia sp. 11

Unidentia sp. 4

Eubranchus sp. 10

Eubranchus sp. 10

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Unidentia sp. 3

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniodoridella savignyi

A friend out on the sand sunning

Unidentia sp. 4

Lomanotus sp. 7

Facelina sp. 3

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Goniodoridella savignyi

Hypselodoris obscura

Thuridilla carlsoni

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Hypselodoris jacksoni x3

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Favorinus sp. 1

Haminoea sp. 18

Hypselodoris obscura

Lamellaria

Facelina bourailli

Elysia sp. 11

Cratena simba

Limacia ornata

Tenellia sp. 23

Unidentia sp. 14

Eubranchus sp. 3

Thuridilla carlsoni

Unidentia sp. 1

Costasiella kuroshimae

Thuridilla carlsoni

Facelina bourailli

Goniobranchus sp. 6

Unidentia sp. 3 

Unidentia sp. 1 and Unidentia sp. 3 

Pleurobranchus peronii

Goniobranchus daphne

Egg mass

Unidentia sp. 4

Goniobranchus geometricus

Plocamopherus ceylonicus

Gymnodoris sp. 17

Tenellia sp. 47