Friday, January 28, 2022

Species List: 27-01-2022, Toilet block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

25 species sighted at Toilet block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 27-01-2022.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Sheryl of 312 minutes. Maximum depth 6.6 m, 27 C water temperature, 5 m viz.

I again love midweek diving with plenty of parking! With a 1.3 m tidal flow it was time to dive Toilet Block. After descent through the fresh water layer the water cleared up nicely to 5 m vis and just enough current to wipe away the fluff. A very light Dermatobranchus sp. 16 and a very red Unidentia sp. 17 proved to be different to anything we have found so far. Two new species! Cratena pawarshindeorum were out in force today. Flabellina lotos was most common. And seeing Jorunna sp. 6 again was a treat.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Chromodoris sp. 6 -2
Cratena pawarshindeorum -10
Dendrodoris nigra -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 -1 NEW SPECIES
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -1
Doto sp. 7 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina sp. 11 -1
* Flabellina lotos -24
Goniobranchus daphne -9
Goniobranchus splendidus -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -2
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1 
Hypselodoris obscura -9
Jorunna sp. 6 -2
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis shell -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -2
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
Unidentia sp. 17 -1 NEW SPECIES
Verconia simplex -1

Entry

Making ready

Surface

Whodat?

Liloa brevis

Gymnodoris sp. 17

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Substrate under the fresh water layer

Flabellina lotos

Hypselodoris obscura

Dendrodoris nigra

Dendrodoris nigra close-up

Substrate

Shoot!

Substrate

Egg masses

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Chromodoris sp. 6

Chromodoris sp. 6

Chromodoris sp. 6

Flabellina lotos

Diversidoris aurantionodulosa

Diversidoris aurantionodulosa

Flatworm

Unidentia sp. 17  NEW SPECIES

Unidentia sp. 17  NEW SPECIES

Unidentia sp. 17  NEW SPECIES

Goniobranchus daphne

Aceol Flatworm

Flatworm

Dermatobranchus sp. 16  NEW SPECIES

Dermatobranchus sp. 16  NEW SPECIES

Dermatobranchus sp. 16  NEW SPECIES

Dermatobranchus sp. 16  NEW SPECIES

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Flatworm

Flatworm

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Goniobranchus daphne

A beautiful worm

Eubranchus sp. 10

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 14

Flabellina lotos

Verconia simplex

Facelina sp. 11

Goniobranchus splendidus

Doto sp. 7

Substrate

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Pteraeolidia semperi

Flabellina lotos

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Flabellina lotos

Snail

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

The rock "Bubble Wall" is named after

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Friends

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella savignyi

Pteraeolidia semperi

Jorunna sp. 6 egg mass

Jorunna sp. 6

Goniobranchus daphne

Dermatobranchus sp. 16  NEW SPECIES

Dermatobranchus sp. 16  NEW SPECIES

Dermatobranchus sp. 16  NEW SPECIES