24 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 Harvey of 301 minutes. Maximum depth 4.9 m, 21/22 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
On this dive Cratena pawarshindeorum was on my mind!! Boy-o boy did that species put on a show. 14 animals were recorded including some great dancing. Let's hope that all those eggs grow into beautiful Nudibranchs! Ok so the vis wasn't that hot, the Nudibranchs didn't seem to mind.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -1
Cratena lineata -31
Cratena pawarshindeorum -14
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -4
Flabellina lotos -44
Goniobranchus daphne -10
Goniodoridella savignyi -3
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -68
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young
Liloa brevis shell -6
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Retusa sp. 7 shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 49 -2
Trapania aurata -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -15
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 6 -2
