Saturday, October 18, 2025

Species List: 18-10-2025, Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

33 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 18-10-2025.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Sheryl of 247 minutes, 1.4 m, maximum depth 4.9 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.

If you want a great dive in the river then today was the day. The new species Elysia sp. 55 looks similar to a couple but this new species has longitudinal bands on the blue tipped rhinophores and two were recorded. After a long time Lomanotus sp. 7 has come back into the river. 

Species and numbers recorded:

Bulbaeolidia alba -5
Coryphellina lotos -10
Coryphellina pseudolotos -12
Cratena lineata -6
Cratena pawarshindeorum -2
Doto sp. 3 -2
Elysia sp. 17 -1
Elysia sp. 55 -2 NEW SPECIES
Eubranchus sp. 3 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -many young
Goniobranchus geometricus -4
Goniobranchus variatus -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella geminae -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -4
Goniodoridella unidonta -15
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -3
Gymnodoris sp. 31 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Lomanotus sp. 7 -1
Murphydoris cobbi -32
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -many young
Tenellia puti -1
Tenellia sibogae -3
Tenellia sp. 23 -6
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tenellia sp. 82 -1
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 9 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -10

Entry

Clarity

Ready

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Float

The Pipe

Idaliadoris maugeansis 

Idaliadoris maugeansis 

Whodat?

Murphydoris cobbi 

Murphydoris cobbi 

Murphydoris cobbi 

Tenellia sp. 47

Murphydoris cobbi mating pair

Rostanga sp. 1

Goniodoridella unidonta

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Goniodoridella unidonta

Stoney


Coryphellina pseudolotos

Tenellia puti 

Eubranchus sp. 10

Coryphellina lotos

Tenellia sibogae x2

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae x3

Gymnodoris sp. 31 

Goniobranchus geometricus

Unidentia sp. 9

Coryphellina lotos

Goniodoridella unidonta

Goniodoridella unidonta

Goniobranchus setoensis 

Doto sp. 3 x2

Tenellia sp. 23 and Goniodoridella savignyi 

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Bulbaeolidia alba 

Unidentia sp. 2 

Murphydoris puncticulata 

Unidentia sp. 14 mating pair

Eubranchus sp. 3 

Bulbaeolidia alba

Tenellia sp. 23

Coryphellina pseudolotos

Eubranchus sp. 3 

Cratena lineata

Elysia sp. 55  NEW SPECIES

Elysia sp. 17

Cratena lineata

Flatworm

Elysia sp. 55  NEW SPECIES

Tenellia sp. 82 

Tenellia sp. 82 

Tenellia sp. 82 

Goniobranchus variatus 

Hypselodoris obscura

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Unidentia sp. 9

Unidentia sp. 14

Tenellia sp. 23 x3

Lomanotus sp. 7 

Goniodoridella geminae 

The Icon

Cratena pawarshindeorum 

Plocamopherus ceylonicus 

Coryphellina ? body part

Coryphellina ? body part

Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 14

Tenellia sibogae x2

Tenellia sp. 23 x3

Plocamopherus ceylonicus 

Lomanotus sp. 7

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus setoensis

Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniobranchus variatus

Tenellia puti

Tenellia puti

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Eubranchus sp. 3

Elysia sp. 55  NEW SPECIES

Elysia sp. 17

Doto sp. 3 

Cratena pawarshindeorum 

Cratena lineata x2