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

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Elysia sp. 44

Elysia sp. 44