23 species sighted at Route 66 plus and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 28-08-2025.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 215 minutes, 1.4 m, maximum depth 5.0 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
The making of a beautiful early spring day makes for good diving. Today had so-so viz but some nice critters. Seeing the same Murphydoris adusta again was a surprise. Another surprise was a mating pair of Placida barackobamai. Thecacera pennigera was a wonderful treat! This was a nice dive!
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -5
Coryphellina lotos -7
Coryphellina pseudolotos -3
Cratena lineata -13
Cratena pawarshindeorum -50+
Doto sp. 7 -4
Eubranchus sp. 3 -2
Facelina bourailli -1
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella unidonta -9
Gymnodoris sp. 14 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Murphydoris cobbi -12
Murphydoris adusta -1
Placida barackobamai -2
Placida kevinleei -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -3
Tenellia sibogae -1
Tenellia sp. 81 -1
Thecacera pennigera -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -8
Unidentia sp. 14 -2
Entry
Clarity
Rough surface conditions!
Substrate upon descent
Rostanga
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella unidonta
The Roof
Float
Unidentia sp. 1
Bulbaeolidia alba
Murphydoris cobbi
Eubranchus sp. 3
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 1
Split rock
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Cratena lineata
Flatworm
The Pipe
Hypselodoris obscura
Bulbaeolidia alba
Bulbaeolidia alba
Placida barackobamai mating pair
Unknown spawn
Tenellia sibogae
Unidentia sp. 14
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Goniodoridella unidonta
Gothum City
Unknown spawn
Gymnodoris sp. 14
Goniobranchus albonares
Coryphellina lotos
Coryphellina lotos
Thecacera pennigera
Goniodoridella savignyi
Rostanga sp. 1 spawn
Doto sp. 7
Unidentia sp. 14
Doto sp. 7
Rostanga sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 81
Placida kevinleei
The Icon
Substrate
Doto sp. 7 x2
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Murphydoris adusta
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniodoridella unidonta
Rostanga sp. 1
Cratena lineata
Thecacera pennigera
