Sunday, November 13, 2016

Species List: 11-11-2016, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

22 Species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland,
11-11-2016

Gary & David on this single shore entry dive of 141 minutes. Maximum depth 6 m, 24 C water temperature and up to 5 m viz.

We entered the water late afternoon and resurfaced after sundown. A fair number of different species were sighted but specimen numbers were modest. The river coughed up yet another new species to our Sunshine Coast list by way of Jorunna sp. 6. Discodoris lilacina and Trapania euryeia are new to our river list.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.

Austraeolis ornata -1
Discodoris lilacina -1
Flabellina angelvaldesi -5
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
* Goniobranchus daphne -11
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 14 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -2
Hydatina physis -2
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Jorunna sp. 6 -3 (New Species)
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -3
Pteraeolidia semperi -2
Trapania euryeia -1
Trinchesia diversicolor -1
Trinchesia sibogae -1
Trinchesia sp. 29 -1
Trinchesia yamasui -1
Verconia simplex -1

Goniobranchus collingwoodi

Substrate

Goniobranchus daphne

Gymnodoris sp. 9

Gymnodoris sp. 14

Gymnodoris sp. 17

Trinchesia yamasui

Jorunna sp. 6 - New species

Jorunna sp. 6 - New species

Goniobranchus splendidus

Trinchesia sibogae

Hypselodoris obscura

Flabellina angelvaldesi

Pleurobranchus peronii

Phyllodesmium opalescens 

Discodoris lilacina

Trapania euryeia

Pteraeolidia semperi

Verconia simplex

Trinchesia sp. 29 

Trinchesia diversicolor

Hydatina physis

Austraeolis ornata

Austraeolis ornata