6 species sighted at Upriver Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 04-05-2022.
A single solo shore entry morning with Gary of 91 minutes. Maximum depth 5.3 m, 23 C water temperature, up to 2 m viz.
The river still has a thick layer of silt hence no live Nudibranchs. I concentrated on the channel sand and found 11 interesting bubble shells including Ringicula doliaris and 3 new species plus one genus update according to Bob Burn! The six Roxaniella leucampyx are most likely variations of the shell with the top remaining the same. Amazing what the sand holds...
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Bakawan rotundata shell -1 NEW SPECIES
Decorifer insignis shell -1 NEW SPECIES
Liloa mongii shell -1
Retusa delicatula shell -1 NEW SPECIES
Ringicula doliaris -1 NEW SPECIES
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -6
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate
Hydroid coming back
Bakawan rotundata NEW SPECIES
Liloa curta
Roxaniella leucampyx
Retusa delicatula NEW SPECIES
Roxaniella leucampyx
Roxaniella leucampyx
Substrate
Roxaniella leucampyx
Roxaniella leucampyx
Roxaniella leucampyx
Ringicula doliaris NEW SPECIES
Decorifer insignis NEW SPECIES
Fish Cage
Fish Cage
Dead coral
