18 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 24-02-2023.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 304 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
Get in while the weather holds. Run off winds and swell has put a lot of particles in the water column. Kaloplocamus sp. 3 was the highlight for me found on the bottom the the square bottle south of the orange half bucket. Four Come-back-species spells great! Bring on the challenges!!
Species and numbers sighted:
Atys semistriatus shell -1
Carminodoris sp. 6 -1 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Doto sp. 4 -14
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Kaloplocamus sp. 3 -1 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Idaliadoris maugeansis -2 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Liloa brevis shell -3
Murphydoris cobbi -11
Myja sp. 1 -many young
Niparaya sp. 16 -3
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -4
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tornatina gordonis shell -1
Tornatina sp.1 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -1
Early entry
Clarity
Exit
Ready
Poser!
Substrate after descent
Flatworm
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Tenellia sp. 24 and beautiful foram
Flatworm
Murphydoris cobbi
Niparaya sp. 16
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate
Long armed brittle sea star
Tornatina gordonis
Flatworm
Liloa brevis
Substrate
Idaliadoris maugeansis COME-BACK-SPECIES
Kaloplocamus sp. 3 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Shoot!
Hypselodoris obscura
Flatworm
A little friend
Carminodoris sp. 6 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Carminodoris sp. 6 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Retusa amphizosta
Doto sp. 4
Idaliadoris maugeansis COME-BACK-SPECIES
Myja sp. 1 many young
Doto sp. 4
Eubranchus sp. 10 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 16
Niparaya sp. 16
Unidentia sp. 1
Flatworm
Goniodoridella savignyi
Flatworm
Liloa brevis
Atys semistriatus
Flatworm
Poser!
Tenellia sp. 24
Niparaya sp. 16
Murphydoris cobbi
Kaloplocamus sp. 3 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Carminodoris sp. 6 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Idaliadoris maugeansis COME-BACK-SPECIES
Murphydoris cobbi
Eubranchus sp. 10 COME-BACK-SPECIES
A cool friend
Kaloplocamus sp. 3 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Kaloplocamus sp. 3 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Kaloplocamus sp. 3 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Kaloplocamus sp. 3 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Kaloplocamus sp. 3 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Kaloplocamus sp. 3 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Kaloplocamus sp. 3 COME-BACK-SPECIES
