Thursday, November 13, 2025

Species List: 16-05-2021, Rotunda all of it, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 17 species sighted at Rotunda all of it, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 16-05-2021.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Sheryl of 192 minutes. Maximum depth 4.9 m, 21/22 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.

Cratena pawarshindeorum our newest species described from west India. There were 14 of them between Sheryl and I. Fantastic! It turns out we weren't the first to record this species. 

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Cratena lineata -12
Cratena pawarshindeorum -14 NEW SPECIES up to 70 mm
Doto sp. 1 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -21
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -28
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -3
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Liloa brevis shell -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Tenellia sp. 49 -1
Trapania aurata -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -3