Species List: 30-12-2022, Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

12 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 30-12-2022.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Sheryl of 227 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 1 m viz.

The last dive of 2022 the river awaits. From the surface it didn't look bad. Upon descending the water column and the substrate was loaded with silt, lots of beautiful silt. The challenge was presented and off we went. There was enough viz to find Nudibranchs, bring it on! Recording another new species is a great joy, Niparaya sp. 39 was located, all 2 mm of it. A new Gymnodoris was recorded today as well and to top it off two animals were found. A live Retusa amphizosta borrowing in the silt was great to see. Challenge met...

Species and number thereof sighted:

Dendrodoris arborescens -2

Dendrodoris denisoni -1

Dermatobranchus sp. 16 -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -1

Gymnodoris sp. 35 -2 NEW SPECIES

Murphydoris cobbi -19

Murphydoris puncticulata -2

Niparaya sp. 17 -3

Niparaya sp. 39 -1 NEW SPECIES

Philinopsis speciosa -1

Retusa amphizosta live -1

Tenellia sp. 24 -3

Entry

Clarity

Ready

Substrate upon descent

 

Dendrodoris denisoni 

Gymnodoris sp. 35  NEW SPECIES

Philinopsis speciosa 

Murphydoris cobbi

Tenellia sp. 24 

A little friend

Goniodoridella savignyi

Dendrodoris arborescens

Bullseye

Murphydoris cobbi

Dermatobranchus sp. 16

Fish

Flatworm

Gymnodoris sp. 35  NEW SPECIES

Murphydoris cobbi

Murphydoris puncticulata 

Murphydoris cobbi

Tenellia sp. 24

Niparaya sp. 17

Retusa amphizosta

Retusa amphizosta

Retusa amphizosta

Niparaya sp. 17 

Dendrodoris arborescens spawn

Gloom glam

Gloom shoot

Dendrodoris arborescens

Niparaya sp. 17

Niparaya sp. 39  NEW SPECIES

Niparaya sp. 39  NEW SPECIES

Niparaya sp. 39  NEW SPECIES

Niparaya sp. 39  NEW SPECIES

Murphydoris cobbi 

Dendrodoris arborescens

Murphydoris cobbi 

Murphydoris cobbi 

Flatworm

Species List: 28-12-2022, Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 21 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 28-12-2022.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 247 minutes. Maximum depth 6.3 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

Midweek holiday season diving what could go wrong? Lots of particles in the 1.8 m tidal flow water column. Enough viz to find them!! I spent the first 40 minutes just getting to Table Rock. Yes there were a lot of critters. Five Come-back-species!! Six Niparaya sp. 38!! A large and beautiful Godiva sp. 6 was found today. All the hydroids that housed the large Tenellia were all done and eaten.

Species and number thereof sighted.

* current washed away before shot made

Atys semistriatus shell -1*

Bulbaeolidia alba -1

Dendrodoris arborescens -4 Come-back-species

Elysia pusilla -1 Come-back-species

Elysia sp. 44 -1

Godiva sp. 6 -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -1

Gymnodoris amakusana -2 Come-back-species

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -3

Haminoea sp. 18 shell -1

Idaliadoris maugeansis -8

Liloa brevis shell -4

Murphydoris cobbi -14

Murphydoris puncticulata -8

Murphydoris sp. 12 -3 Come-back-species

Niparaya sp. 38 -6 Come-back-species

Philinopsis speciosa -1

Retusa amphizosta live -1*

Siphopteron makisig -1

Tenellia sp. 24 -12

Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1*

Beautiful summer entry

Clarity

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Tenellia sp. 24

Tenellia sp. 24

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Goniodoridella savignyi

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Liloa brevis

Dendrodoris arborescens  Come-back-species

Flatworm

Idaliadoris maugeansis

A Crab

Niparaya sp. 38  Come-back-species

Murphydoris sp. 12  Come-back-species

Murphydoris cobbi

Haminoea sp. 18

Bulbaeolidia alba

Murphydoris puncticulata

Tenellia sp. 24

Tenellia sp. 24

Dendrodoris arborescens  Come-back-species

Substrate

Elysia pusilla  Come-back-species

Murphydoris cobbi

Murphydoris puncticulata

Murphydoris cobbi

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Niparaya sp. 38  Come-back-species

Murphydoris puncticulata

Murphydoris puncticulata

Flatworm

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Gymnodoris sp. 10

A real friend

Substrate

Substrate

Niparaya sp. 38  Come-back-species

Siphopteron makisig

Siphopteron makisig

Seal Rock in the mist - London calling?

Philinopsis speciosa

Substrate

Godiva sp. 6

Gymnodoris amakusana  Come-back-species

Gymnodoris amakusana  Come-back-species

The Icon

Elysia sp. 44

Elysia sp. 44