70 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 12-11-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Sheryl of 302 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
Friday diving and Sheryl need it! So off we go. There was a little reluctance before entering but that was all forgotten. This was a monumental dive. 70 species with 7 new species, where did that come from?? I'm telling you all the river is on fire. Gastropteron minutum was the big surprise for me today what a critter, all 3.5 mm of it. Four new and different Niparaya species where recorded today...WOW! That list is growing. The second Placida barackobamai was found today as well. A new Philinopsis was found today too, very unusual with its grey mottling and burnt orange markings. The new Costasiella sp. 7 was recorded today, 4 photos before the water swept it away. It has been a while since I have seen Favorinus tsuruganus, so that was a great find and a nice big size. Goniodoridella savignyi seemed to be on every rock!! Lastly seeing Julia exquisita again was a treat!
WOW!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Colinatys sp. 1 -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -28
Costasiella sp. 7 -1 NEW SPECIES
Cratena lineata -22
Doto sp. 3 -3
Doto sp. 4 -7
Elysia pusilla -1
Elysia sp. 17 -3
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 11 -4
Facelina sp. 14 -1
Facelina sp. 13 -1
Favorinus tsuruganus -1
Flabellina lotos -5
Gastropteron minutum -1 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne -24
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
* Goniodoridella savignyi -52
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -7
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -3
Goniodoridella sp. 16 -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -4
Gymnodoris sp. 13 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -5
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Julia exquisita -1
Kabeiro christianae -3
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis shell -3
Lomanotus sp. 7 -3
Mariagalja sandrana -3
Niparaya sp. ?? -1 juvenile
Niparaya sp. 4 -6
Niparaya sp. 11 -14
Niparaya sp. 18 -1
Niparaya sp. 28 -1
Niparaya sp. 29 -2
Niparaya sp. 32 -1 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 33 -1 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 34 -1 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 35 -1 NEW SPECIES
Philinopsis sp. 7 -1 NEW SPECIES
Phyllaplysia sp. ?? -1
Placida fralila -3
Placida barackobamai -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -2
Stiliger ornatus -2
Tenellia sibogae -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tenellia sp. 32 -6
Tenellia sp. 44 -3
Tenellia sp. 67 -2
Tenellia sp. 70 -3
Thuridilla carlsoni -6
Trapania brunnea -1
Trapania scurra -1
Trapania vitta -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -4
Unidentia sp. 2 -4
Unidentia sp. 3 -11
Unidentia sp. 4 -29
Unidentia sp. 10 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -16
Entry
Clarity
Exit
Surface
Substrate shallow
Placida fralila x2
Stiliger ornatus x2
Unidentia sp. 4
Tenellia sibogae and Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sibogae and Tenellia sp. 70
Kabeiro christianae
Shoot
Facelina sp. 11
Niparaya sp. 4 -6
Goniodoridella savignyi
Julia exquisita
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Facelina sp. 13
Flabellina lotos
Thuridilla carlsoni
Niparaya sp. 11
Goniobranchus daphne
Gymnodoris sp. 13
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Unidentia sp. 4
Colinatys sp. 1
Facelina sp. 11
Niparaya sp. 11
Niparaya sp. 11
Unidentia sp. 14
Costasiella kuroshimae
Unidentia sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 14
Phyllaplysia sp. ??
Phyllaplysia sp. ??
Goniodoridella savignyi
Niparaya sp. 29
Unidentia sp. 4
Cratena lineata
Gastropteron minutum NEW SPECIES
Big Octopus
Elysia pusilla
Niparaya sp. 11
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Hypselodoris obscura
Costasiella kuroshimae mating pair
Substrate
Substrate
Polycera sp. 1
Costasiella kuroshimae x4
Bulbaeolidia alba
Gymnodoris amakusana
Goniobranchus geometricus x2
Goniobranchus daphne
Niparaya sp. 34 NEW SPECIES
Trapania vitta
Doto sp. 3
Facelina sp. 14
Tenellia sp. 23
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Elysia sp. 17
Costasiella sp. 7 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 44
Doto sp. 4 x2
Tenellia sp. 44
Goniodoridella sp. 16
Gymnodoris sp. 17 mating pair
Favorinus tsuruganus
Favorinus tsuruganus
Lomanotus sp. 7
Lomanotus sp. 7
Niparaya sp. 33 NEW SPECIES
Goniodoridella savignyi mating pair
Niparaya sp. 35 NEW SPECIES
Flabellina lotos
Tenellia sp. 32
Doto sp. 4 x3
Tenellia sp. 32 x2
Philinopsis sp. 7 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 44
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Tenellia sp. 32 x2
Egg mass
Goniodoridella sp. 5
Trapania scurra
Trapania brunnea
What is this???
Elysia sp. 17
Facelina bourailli
Cratena lineata
Liloa brevis
Mariagalja sandrana
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Gymnodoris amakusana
Retusa sp. 6
Niparaya sp. 32 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 24
Eubranchus sp. 10
Kabeiro christianae
Lomanotus sp. 7
Lomanotus sp. 7
Favorinus tsuruganus
Placida barackobamai
