Thursday, January 14, 2016

Species List: La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 08-01-2016

17 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Julie, Terry and David on this single shore entry dive of 143 minutes. Maximum depth 6.3 m, 26 C water temperature and 2 m viz.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus
Dermatobranchus oculus -1
* Flabellina angelvaldesi -15+
Flabellina rubrolineata -4
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -2
Goniodoridella sp. 3 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Noumea simplex -1
Philinopsis reticulata -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Pleurobranchus weberi -1
Plocamopherus sp. 1 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -8
Trinchesia sibogae -2

Flabellina rubrolineata & Pteraeolidia semperi 
tangled up in eggs

Goniobranchus daphne 

Gymnodoris sp. 9

Dermatobranchus oculus

Hypselodoris obscura

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Atys semistriatus

Goniodoridella sp. 3

Noumea simplex

Plocamopherus sp. 1

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Pleurobranchus peronii

Philinopsis reticulata

Pleurobranchus weberi

Trinchesia sibogae

Flabellina rubrolineata