Nudibranch Central

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Species List: 04-08-2020, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

23 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 04-08-2020.

A single solo night/morning shore entry dive Gary of 210 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 19 C water temperature up to 6 m viz.

Mid-week diving early in the morning, tastes good! The water was pretty clean some interesting species were recorded. The highlight for me was finding the shell of Diacavolinia longirostris...always great to find evidence of a pelagic species. Yes I sat up with the light aiming into the current - but did not see live animals. Two Elysia species were recorded as well. Goniodoridella savignyi was everywhere while Goniodoridella sp. 1 only a few. Two Embletonia gracilis were nice to find with a clear white lines on the body. Seeing Plocamopherus tilesii again was also a great find. Good dive!

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

Aglaja fulvipunctata -1

Atys sp. 8 shell -1

Cratena lineata -15

Diacavolinia longirostris shell -1

Elysia sp. 17 -1

Elysia sp. 18 -1

Embletonia gracilis -2

Facelina sp. 11 -3

Flabellina lotos -33

* Goniodoridella savignyi -88

Goniodoridella sp. 1 -8

Haminoea sp. 17 shell -1

Hypselodoris obscura -2

Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many unborn

Liloa brevis shell -2

Philinopsis speciosa -1

Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile -1

Plocamopherus tilesii -1

Retusa amphizosta shell -3

Tenellia sp. 47 -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -58

Unidentia sp. 2 -11

Unidentia sp. 3 -2

Early morning entry

Retusa amphizosta

Unidentia sp. 1 x2

Unidentia sp. 1

Flabellina lotos

Flatworm

Atys sp. 8

Haminoea sp. 17

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella savignyi x2

Elysia sp. 18

Substrate

Flabellina lotos

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Cratena lineata

Facelina sp. 11

Liloa brevis

Diacavolinia longirostris

Cratena lineata

Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile

Embletonia gracilis scale

Embletonia gracilis

Plocamopherus tilesii

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flabellina lotos

Aglaja fulvipunctata

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flabellina lotos

Tenellia sp. 47

Elysia sp. 17

Unidentia sp. 1

Embletonia gracilis

Philinopsis speciosa

Fish Cage

Substrate

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Species List: 01-08-2020, Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

19 species sighted at Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 01-08-2020.

A single solo night shore entry dive Gary of 220 minutes. Maximum depth 5.2 m, 19 C water temperature up to 5 m viz.

In for a penny in for a pound...up at 2 am diving at 3 am. Not a lot of species but some super surprises! New records for the river... Bulla vernicosa and Pupa solidula shells. Thordisa villosa was another great find. A beautiful Favorinus japonicus was found and was very bright against the substrate. The first Knoutsodonta maugeansis not found from under a rock was discovered today!

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1, live -1

Bulla vernicosa shell -1 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER

Costasiella kuroshimae -1

Cratena lineata -17

Facelina sp. 11 -2

Favorinus japonicus -1

Flabellina lotos -28

Goniodoridella savignyi -13

Goniodoridella sp. 1 -1

Haminoea sp. 19 shell -2