Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Species List: 27-03-2017, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

11 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 27-03-2017

Gary, Julie, Simon, Allan and wife on this single night shore entry dive of 115 minutes. Maximum depth 6.7 m, 27 C water temperature and up to 2 m viz.

WOW what a dive being able to spend time with a couple of big fabulous slugs! And the bubble shells came out to play.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

* Atys semistriatus -17
Euselenops luniceps -1
Flabellina angelvaldesi -1
Flabellina rubrolineata -8
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Philinopsis falciphallus -3
Pleurobranchus grandis -1
Tenellia sibogae -2

Night dive a comin!

Atys semistriatus

Atys semistriatus

Atys semistriatus 3 animals and egg mass

Atys semistriatus

Goniobranchus collingwoodi

Flabellina angelvaldesi

Flabellina angelvaldesi

Tenellia sibogae

Euselenops luniceps

Euselenops luniceps flipping showing its purple foot

Euselenops luniceps

Euselenops luniceps

Euselenops luniceps and finger for scale

Pleurobranchus grandis

Pleurobranchus grandis

Philinopsis falciphallus

Flabellina rubrolineata

Philinopsis falciphallus

Hypselodoris obscura