Friday, September 7, 2018

Species List: 06-09-2018, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

20 species sighted at, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 06-09-2018.

A single night shore entry dive by Gary and David of 133 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 21 C water temperature and 10 m viz.

With spring arriving the water has warmed up to 21C and is as "clear as a rocket". The numbers of Flabellina rubrolineata and Cratena lineata are getting lower as well as their food source. Finding Discodoris sp. 7 a brown look-a-like to Discodoris lilacina. The highlight was finding the small Siphopteron makisig! The first animal was found Sept. 17 2015.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Cratena lineata -4
Cratena simba -2
Discodoris sp. 7 -1 NEW SPECIES
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 8 -1
Favorinus sp. 1 -2
Flabellina rubrolineata -2
Godiva sp. 2 -1
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -7
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -10
Okenia liklik -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Siphopteron makisig -1
Stylocheilus striatus -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Tenellia sp. 44 -3
Tubulophilinopsis gardineri -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -6

River entry

David stepping out

Substrate

Cratena lineata

David in hunting mode

Goniobranchus daphne

Okenia liklik

Tenellia sp. 24

Cratena simba

Goniodoridella savignyi

Fish Cage and night is coming

Tenellia sp. 44

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Facelina bourailli

Favorinus sp. 1

Eubranchus sp. 10

Flabellina rubrolineata

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Tubulophilinopsis gardineri

Siphopteron makisig

Discodoris sp. 7  NEW SPECIES

Okenia liklik

Favorinus sp. 1

Flabellina rubrolineata

Facelina sp. 8

Tenellia sp. 44

Eubranchus sp. 10

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Godiva sp. 2

Siphopteron makisig

Discodoris sp. 7  NEW SPECIES

Stylocheilus striatus

Sunday, September 2, 2018

Species List: 01-09-2018, Nudi Ledge, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Qld

49 species sighted at Nudi Ledge, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 01-09-2018.

Julie, Terry, David and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 79 minute and 1 x 78 minute dives in water depths up to 18.0 m, 15 m viz, 20 C water temp and hardly any surge.

The first day of spring obviously brings us more Nudibranchs to find and record. At first the winds were a bit of a worry but that didn't stop us. Fairly clear water was a treat. Again Doriprismatica atromarginata was in abundance with 38 animals recorded. 5 species of Verconia was also the result of good hunting. The total animals recorded was 190...let's go again!

Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count

Aegires gardineri 1/1
Bornella anguilla 2/2
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/-
Chromodoris elisabethina 1/2
Chromodoris kuiteri 4/4
Chromodoris lochi 2/-
Cratena lineata -/1
Cratena simba 1/-
Dermatobranchus oculus 3/-
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 1/2
Diversidoris flava -/1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 24/14
Flabellina exoptata -/1
Flabellina rubrolineata 1/-
Glossodoris rufomarginata 4/5
Glossodoris vespa 1/1
Goniobranchus coi 1/-
Goniobranchus geometricus 3/-
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -/1
Goniobranchus splendidus 1/3
Gymnodoris sp. 10 1/-
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/2
Hypselodoris jacksoni 5/4
Hypselodoris obscura 2/2
Hypselodoris sagamiensis -/1
Jorunna sp. 3 1/-
Mariaglaja inornata 6/4
Mexichromis aurora 1/-
Nembrotha lineolata -/1
Okenia hallucigenia 1/11
Phyllidia ocellata 3/-
Phyllidia picta 1/-
Phyllidiella annulata 1/3
Phyllidiella lizae 1/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 3/4
Phyllidiopsis shireenae 1/-
Pteraeolidia semperi 3/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 8/8
Tambja tenuilineata 1/1
Thuridilla carlsoni 1/-
Trapania scurra 1/-
Tritonia sp. 4 1/-
Tritoniopsis elegans 1/3
Tyrannodoris luteolineata 1/5
Verconia alboannulata 1/-
Verconia decussata 1/-
Verconia laboutei -/1
Verconia norba 1/-
Verconia sp. 2 -/1

Our ride getting ready

Our ride parked

Substrate - wall

Phyllidia picta

Flabellina rubrolineata

Phyllidiella annulata

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Bornella anguilla feeding

Phyllidiella pustulosa 

Jorunna sp. 3

Sagaminopteron ornatum pair

Phyllidiopsis shireenae

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Glossodoris rufomarginata

Chromodoris elisabethina

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Chromodoris kuiteri

Mariaglaja inornata 

Bulbaeolidia alba

Pteraeolidia semperi

Surface conditions during surface interval

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Goniobranchus splendidus

Tritoniopsis elegans

Goniobranchus sp. 6

Phyllidia ocellata

Okenia hallucigenia on food source

Okenia hallucigenia

Mexichromis aurora

Trapania scurra

The pointy end of Bornella anguilla

Tyrannodoris luteolineata

Verconia laboutei

Aegires gardineri

Substrate

Verconia alboannulata

Glossodoris vespa

Verconia sp. 2

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Tritonia sp. 4

Dermatobranchus oculus

Diversidoris flava

Nembrotha lineolata