Thursday, July 20, 2017

Species List: 19-07-2017, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

13 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 19-07-2017.

A single shore entry dive by Terry, Gary and David of 91 minutes. Maximum depth 7 m, 20 C water temperature and up to 5 m viz.

A gusting westerly wind blowing straight down the river toyed with us as we geared up for a late afternoon/evening dive. Conditions below, thankfully were excellent but the slugs were not around in great numbers or variety. More than half of the species types were aeolids.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Dendrodoris fumata -1
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina angelvaldesi -1
Flabellina rubrolineata -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -8
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -4
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -6
* Pteraeolidia semperi -17
Tenellia sibogae -4
Tenellia sp. 24 -1

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Gymnodoris sp. 17

Tenellia sibogae

Flabellina rubrolineata

Surface conditions

Bulbaeolidia alba

Dendrodoris fumata

Substrate

Terry searching for slugs

Hypselodoris obscura

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Tenellia sp. 24

Pteraeolidia semperi

Goniodoridella savignyi

Facelina sp. 11