Monday, February 27, 2017

Species List: 26-02-2017, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

14 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 26-02-2017

Gary solo on this single shore entry dive, of 160 minutes. Maximum depth 6.5 m, 27 C water temperature.

Diving the River is very relaxing yet very rewarding. The more time you spend on the bottom the more you find. During this dive a very striking orange aeolid called Caloria sp. 1 was found, making our Species List 709 species.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Caloria sp. 1 -1 New Species!
Cratena lineata -3
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -3
Flabellina rubrolineata -4
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniobranchus verrieri -2
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -16
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Jorunna sp. 2 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -3
Tenellia sibogae -3

River Entry

Eubranchus sp. 10

Fish Cage

Hypselodoris obscura

Jorunna sp. 2 food source and egg masses

Jorunna sp. 2

Jorunna sp. 2

Hypselodoris obscura

Cratena lineata

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae 2 animals

Flabellina rubrolineata

Caloria sp. 1  New Species!

Caloria sp. 1

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Gymnodoris sp. 9

Philinopsis falciphallus

Substrate

Flabellina rubrolineata

Flabellina rubrolineata the business end

Pteraeolidia semperi

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniobranchus verrieri

Caloria sp. 1

Caloria sp. 1

Caloria sp. 1 

Caloria sp. 1 ventral view

Caloria sp. 1