Thursday, December 9, 2021

Species List: 09-12-2021, Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 42 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 09-12-2021.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Sheryl of one 311 minute dive. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.

After a really heavy rain that didn't stop us from doing our fav past time. As it turned out the river was untouched. The 1.8 m tidal flow was very tame getting in 4 hours before high tide. Half way through the dive the viz got to a nice 6 m. We managed to record some nice species including 2 new ones. Sheryl joined the River 300 Club, nice work. Buryed under the snad and from under a rock I plucked out a good sized Hydatina physis. For me seeing Atys semistriatus, 9 Limacia ornata, 4 species of Philinopsis and of course the Godivas. An epic dive for sure.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Aglaja fulvipunctata -1
Atys semistriatus -1, shell -1
Carminodoris sp. 6 -1 NEW SPECIES
Cratena lineata -8
Dendrodoris nigra -1
Elysia pusilla -2
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 7 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -12
Facelina sp. 13 -1
Flabellina lotos -27
Godiva sp. 4 -11
Godiva sp. 6 -1 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1
Goniobranchus daphne -16
* Goniodoridella savignyi -23
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -17
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hydatina physis -1
Hypselodoris obscura -9
Kabeiro christianae -1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis -1
Limacia ornata -9
Mnestia sp. 1 -1
Myja sp. 1 -3
Philinopsis sp. 4 -1
Philinopsis sp. 5 -1
Philinopsis sp. 7 -2 Second sighting
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -4
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -4
Retusa pygmaea shell -1 NEW SPECIES
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia sibogae -6
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 70 -4
Unidentia sp. 1 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -3
Unknown juvenile -1

Entry

Clarity

Surface

Ready

Substrate

Flabellina lotos

Myja sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Godiva sp. 4

Godiva sp. 4

Godiva sp. 4

Retusa amphizosta

Godiva sp. 4

Godiva sp. 4

Godiva sp. 4

Goniobranchus daphne

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sp. 70 

Elysia pusilla

Fish Cage

Shoot

Substrate

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Hypselodoris obscura 

Dendrodoris nigra 

Phyllodesmium opalescens x2

Hydatina physis as found

Hydatina physis plucked out

Substrate

Flabellina lotos in the wind

Pteraeolidia semperi 

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Gymnodoris amakusana

Aglaja fulvipunctata

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Retusa amphizosta

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Rostanga sp. 1 

Limacia ornata x2

Facelina bourailli

Limacia ornata x2

Hypselodoris obscura

Limacia ornata x4

Flatworm

Flabellina lotos

Unidentia sp. 14

Substrate

Shoot

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Kabeiro christianae 

Tenellia sp. 23

Unidentia sp. 14

Atys semistriatus

Myja sp. 1 x2

Facelina sp. 11

Atys semistriatus

Substrate

Substrate

Substrate

Facelina sp. 11

Liloa brevis 

Cratena lineata x2

Carminodoris sp. 6  NEW SPECIES

Carminodoris sp. 6  NEW SPECIES

Unknown juvenile

Unknown juvenile

Seal Rock

Hypselodoris obscura

Unidentia sp. 1 

Substrate

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus 

Limacia ornata

Elysia pusilla

Facelina sp. 7

A party of Goniobranchus daphne 

Philinopsis sp. 7 

Philinopsis sp. 4

Facelina sp. 13

Philinopsis speciosa

Godiva sp. 4

Retusa pygmaea  NEW SPECIES

Godiva sp. 6  NEW SPECIES

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus 

Gymnodoris sp. 10 

Hydatina physis