71 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. 71 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 unidonta -2
Goniodoridella cobbi -7
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -3
Goniodoridella puncticulata -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -4
Gymnodoris sp. 13 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -5
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Idaliadoris maugeansis -2
Julia exquisita -1
Kabeiro christianae -3
Liloa brevis shell -3
Lomanotus sp. 7 -3
Mariaglaja tsurugensis -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 napapila -1
Tenellia puti -3
Tenellia sibogae -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 32 -6
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
Murphydoris cobbi
Facelina sp. 13
Coryphellina 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
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Idaliadoris 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
Murphydoris cobbi
Elysia sp. 17
Costasiella sp. 7 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia puti
Doto sp. 4 x2
Tenellia puti
Murphydoris puncticulata
Gymnodoris sp. 17 mating pair
Favorinus tsuruganus
Favorinus tsuruganus
Lomanotus sp. 7
Lomanotus sp. 7
Niparaya sp. 33 NEW SPECIES
Goniodoridella unidonta mating pair
Niparaya sp. 35 NEW SPECIES
Coryphellina lotos
Tenellia sp. 32
Doto sp. 4 x3
Tenellia sp. 32 and Tenellia puti x2
Philinopsis sp. 7 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia puti
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Tenellia sp. 32 x2
Egg mass
Murphydoris adusta
Trapania scurra
Trapania brunnea
What is this???
Elysia sp. 17
Facelina bourailli
Cratena lineata
Liloa brevis
Mariaglaja tsurugensis
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Gymnodoris amakusana
Retusa sp. 6
Niparaya sp. 32 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia napapila
Eubranchus sp. 10
Kabeiro christianae
Lomanotus sp. 7
Lomanotus sp. 7
Favorinus tsuruganus
Placida barackobamai
