31 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 17-12-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Sheryl of one 281 minute dive. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
End of week no one in the park - how noyce. It was great to see a second Flabellina sp. 12 with multiple club spiked cerata ends...A new species. I have never seen cereal abnormalities in these numbers. I figure it has to do with DNA and there have been two animals recorded, so I'll keep then separated. A very large Discodoris cebuensis was recorded today from under a rock and a brilliantly coloured Hypselodoris maritima was found as well....Sheryl showed her happiness.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Cerberilla ambonensis -1
Cratena lineata -9
Discodoris cebuensis -1
Doto sp. 3 -2
Embletonia gracilis -1
Facelina sp. 11 -24
* Flabellina lotos -49
Flabellina sp. 12 -1 NEW SPECIES
Godiva sp. 4 -1
Goniobranchus daphne -12
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -27
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -14
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -2
Hypselodoris maritima -1
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Liloa brevis shell -5
Mnestia sp. 1 -4, shell -3
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -2
Pruvotfolia sp. 1 -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -4
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -7
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -4
Weinkauffia reliqua shell -1
Entry
Clarity
Substrate
Substrate with oncoming traffic
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Fish Cage
Flabellina lotos
Hypselodoris obscura
Pruvotfolia sp. 1
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Fish Cage
Tenellia sibogae x2
Unidentia sp. 14
Tenellia sibogae
Hi!
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 9
Cratena lineata
Flabellina lotos
Liloa brevis
Substrate
Cerberilla ambonensis
Philinopsis falciphallus
Flatworm
Facelina sp. 11
Flabellina sp. 12 NEW SPECIES
Flabellina sp. 12 NEW SPECIES
Facelina sp. 11
Facelina sp. 11
Facelina sp. 11
Goniodoridella savignyi
Cratena lineata
Cratena lineata
Retusa amphizosta
Mnestia sp. 1
Flabellina lotos x2
Goniobranchus geometricus
Doto sp. 3
Embletonia gracilis
Goniobranchus geometricus
Hypselodoris obscura
Thuridilla carlsoni
Goniobranchus geometricus
Mnestia sp. 1
Retusa amphizosta
Retusa sp. 6
Flatworm
Unidentia sp. 3
Substrate
Hypselodoris maritima
Roxaniella leucampyx
Philinopsis speciosa
Hypselodoris maritima
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sp. 24
Hypselodoris maritima
Fish Cage
Godiva sp. 4
Weinkauffia reliqua
Hypselodoris maritima
Goniobranchus daphne
Discodoris cebuensis
