Nudibranch Central

Saturday, June 5, 2021

Species List: 03-06-2021, Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

18 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 03-06-2021.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 218 minutes. Maximum depth 5.3 m, 19/20 C water temperature, up to 5 m viz.

With the threat of rain to come it was time to dive the river. Boy what a couple of days make with no rain and swell. Fairly clean water and quite cool, classic winter diving. It was great to record some Cratena pawarshindeorum, some quite large. Cratena lineata were literally everywhere! A new Okenia was recorded today with brown colouration and great rhinophores and a whopping 3 mm.

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

* Cratena lineata -+150

Cratena pawarshindeorum -9

Cratena simba -1

Eubranchus sp. 10 -2

Facelina sp. 11 -4

Flabellina lotos -55

Goniobranchus daphne -2

Goniodoridella savignyi -5

Goniodoridella sp. 1 -39

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1

Hypselodoris obscura -7

Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young

Liloa brevis shell -5

Okenia sp. 10 -1 NEW SPECIES

Retusa amphizosta shell -1

Tenellia sp. 47 -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -12

Weinkauffia reliqua -1

Entry

Substrate

Fish Cage

Flabellina lotos x2

Cratena lineata

Facelina sp. 11

Tenellia sp. 47

Facelina sp. 11

Substrate

Eubranchus sp. 10

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Coral coming back

Flabellina lotos

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Unidentia sp. 1

Flabellina lotos

Substrate

Liloa brevis

Goniodoridella savignyi

Okenia sp. 10 NEW SPECIES

Goniobranchus Daphne

Cratena lineata

Goniodoridella savignyi

Weinkauffia reliqua

Substrate

Cratena lineata x2

Liloa brevis

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Eubranchus sp. 10

Goniodoridella savignyi

A big friend

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena lineata

Cratena lineata and Flabellina lotos

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Cratena simba

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum x2

Knoutsodonta maugeansis many young

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Okenia sp. 10 NEW SPECIES

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Species List: 01-06-2021, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

21 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 01-06-2021.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 209 minutes. Maximum depth 6.5 m, 19/20 C water temperature, up to 2 m viz.

Finally winter is here, bring on the clear cool water! The Toilet Block has very little silt and less large particles in the water column, the water is just milky! The Aeolids did come to play today, some nice beauties. A couple of Cratena pawarshindeorum were nice to see here!

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

Cratena lineata -16

Cratena pawarshindeorum -2

Cratena simba -2

Elysia coodgeensis -1

Facelina sp. 3 -1

Flabellina lotos -34

Goniobranchus daphne -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -2

* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -49

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -3