Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Species List: 30-11-2021, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 50 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 30-11-2021.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of one 255 minute dive. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 25 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.

Again rain is here. It rained all the pervious night so I thought I would go down to the river and see how it looked below the fresh water layer. I long-poled the GoPro off the stair and it looked good enough to go hunting.  50 species on this dive, not bad. Facelina sp. 19 is similar to Facelina bourailli but the lack of any red line makes it another new species. An orange colour-form of Knoutsodonta maugeansis was nice to record. Two pairs of Phyllodesmium opalescens were stunning. Four live Mnestia sp. 1 and two live Colinatys sp. 1 were also nice to find. The Halimeda presented many cryptic Elysia pusilla today. Another epic dive in a special river.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Colinatys sp. 1 -2
Costasiella kuroshimae -5
Cratena lineata -15
Elysia pusilla -13
Elysia sp. 17 -1
Elysia sp. 33 -1
Elysia sp. 40 -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -4
Facelina sp. 19 -1 NEW SPECIES
Flabellina lotos -22
Goniobranchus daphne -29
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
* Goniodoridella savignyi -100+
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -17
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -2
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -2
Gymnodoris sp. 13 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -2
Haloa crocata shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -15
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis shell -2
Mnestia sp. 1 -4
Niparaya sp. 1 -5
Niparaya sp. 11 -4
Niparaya sp. 13 -1
Niparaya sp. 20 -1
Niparaya sp. 32 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -4
Placida fralila -1
Polycera sp. 5 -1
Polycera sp. 9 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Retusa waughiana shell -1
Stiliger ornatus -1
Tenellia puellula -1
Tenellia sibogae -9
Tenellia sp. 23 -5
Tenellia sp. 24 -3
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -2
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 15 -14

Decider

Clarity

Entry

Surface

Elysia sp. 40

Arrowed - Placida fralila

Stiliger ornatus

Flabellina lotos

Cool snails

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Flabellina lotos

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Phyllodesmium opalescens x2

Fish Cage

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Unidentia sp. 14

Elysia pusilla

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sp. 24

Knoutsodonta maugeansis (orange)

Knoutsodonta maugeansis (orange)

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Goniodoridella savignyi

Polycera sp. 9

Liloa brevis

Costasiella kuroshimae

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Costasiella kuroshimae

Goniodoridella savignyi

Niparaya sp. 11 

Pteraeolidia semperi

Elysia sp. 33

Niparaya sp. 11 

Costasiella kuroshimae

Colinatys sp. 1

Substrate

Substrate

Retusa waughiana

Niparaya sp. 32

Niparaya sp. 13

Gymnodoris amakusana

Gymnodoris amakusana

Mnestia sp. 1

Costasiella kuroshimae

Lamellaria

Tenellia sp. 23 x3

Snail

Hypselodoris obscura

Eubranchus sp. 10

Goniodoridella savignyi mating pair

Niparaya sp. 1

Gymnodoris sp. 17

Gymnodoris sp. 13

Substrate shallows

Substrate shallows

Unidentia sp. 14

Goniobranchus daphne

Unidentia sp. 3

Cratena lineata

Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Haloa crocata

Tenellia sp. 23

Goniodoridella sp. 5

Facelina sp. 19  NEW SPECIES

Facelina sp. 19  NEW SPECIES

Facelina sp. 19  NEW SPECIES

Facelina sp. 19  NEW SPECIES

Facelina sp. 19  NEW SPECIES

Thuridilla carlsoni

Elysia pusilla

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Unidentia sp. 4

Hypselodoris obscura

Polycera sp. 5

Niparaya sp. 20

Tenellia puellula

Elysia pusilla

Elysia pusilla

Elysia pusilla

Goniobranchus daphne

Thuridilla carlsoni

Elysia sp. 17 

Elysia pusilla

Goniobranchus geometricus

Tenellia sp. 44

Mnestia sp. 1

Elysia pusilla

Facelina sp. 11

Elysia pusilla x2

Tenellia sibogae

Elysia pusilla

Elysia pusilla x2

Elysia pusilla

A friend

Retusa amphizosta

Flabellina lotos

Elysia pusilla