Species List: 28-08-2018, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

24 species sighted at, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 28-08-2018.

A single shore entry dive by Gary, Nick and Terry of 116 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 19 C water temperature and around 5 m viz.

The river continues to impress. A few species were in abundance today as you can see from the numbers. Another new species was also found Discodoris sp. 6. The highlight, as usual, was when Nick showed us a 200 mm Marinia pustulosa!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba -9
Cratena lineata -3
Discodoris lilacina -1
Discodoris sp. 6 -1 NEW SPECIES
Favorinus sp. 1 -3
Flabellina rubrolineata -2
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne -13
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -13
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -11
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -3
Hallaxa iju -1
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Hypselodoris sp. ? -1
Hypselodoris whitei -1
Marionia pustulosa -1
Okenia liklik -1
Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -13
Unidentia sp. 1 -8
Unidentia sp. 4 -4
Unidentia sp. 7 -1
Unknown juvenile dorid -1

Nick gearing up

Entry

Terry and Nick ready to go

Cratena lineata

Hypselodoris obscura

Flabellina rubrolineata

Hypselodoris whitei

Pteraeolidia semperi

 Unidentia sp. 4

Unidentia sp. 1

Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum

Favorinus sp. 1

Substrate

Goniobranchus decorus

Goniodoridella savignyi

Discodoris lilacina

Discodoris sp. 6  NEW SPECIES

Marionia pustulosa

Marionia pustulosa gills

Terry shooting Marionia pustulosa

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Goniobranchus collingwoodi

Unknown juvenile dorid 

Goniodoridella savignyi

Goniodoridella sp. 1 

Bulbaeolidia alba

Bulbaeolidia alba

Unidentia sp. 7 

Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile

Unidentia sp. 1

Pteraeolidia semperi business end

Cratena lineata 

Okenia liklik

Discodoris lilacina

Goniobranchus daphne

Marionia pustulosa

Hypselodoris sp. ? juvenile

Hallaxa iju

Favorinus sp. 1

Species List: 25-08-2018, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

16 species sighted at, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 25-08-2018.

A single night shore entry dive by Julie, Gary and Terry of 124 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 20 C water temperature and around 8 m viz.

Excellent diving conditions and clear water continue and we took advantage of it. The numbers of Flabellina rubrolineata and Cratena lineata were found to be much lower. Finding Dendrodoris atromaculata again was a real treat, as well as some large Sebadoris fragilis. Pleurobranchus peronii was in great numbers tonight, one without rhinophores!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

* Cratena lineata -12
Dendrodoris atromaculata -1
Facelina sp. 8 -2
Favorinus sp. 1 -2
Flabellina rubrolineata -5
Hypselodoris obscura -2
* Pleurobranchus peronii -12
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Sebadoris fragilis -3
Sclerodoris sp. ? -1
Spurilla braziliana -1
Tenellia sp. 32 -3
Tenellia sp. 44 -6
Unidentia sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 2 -10
Unidentia sp. 3 -2

Entry point

Tenellia sp. 44

Hypselodoris obscura

Tenellia sp. 32 and Tenellia sp. 44

Unidentia sp. 1

Cratena lineata

Dendrodoris atromaculata

Pleurobranchus peronii without rhinophores

a pair of Tenellia sp. 44 and Tenellia sp. 32 

Tenellia sp. 32

Flabellina rubrolineata

Unidentia sp. 3

Unidentia sp. 2

Facelina sp. 8

Facelina sp. 8

Tenellia sp. 32

Tenellia sp. 44

Plocamopherus ceylonicus

Spurilla braziliana

Sebadoris fragilis

Favorinus sp. 1

Sebadoris fragilis

Pleurobranchus peronii

Hypselodoris obscura

Pleurobranchus peronii

Sclerodoris sp. ?

Flabellina rubrolineata

Facelina sp. 8