Note this dive is out of order, I forgot to post it!
24 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 20-08-2023.
A single shore entry dive with Gary, Helen, David, Sheryl and two others of 135 minutes. Maximum depth 5.5 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
Helen a writer from Sydney was asked to write about me and Nudibranchs so she flew up and off we dived! Some nice sized nudibranchs at Gotham City... Dendrodoris denisoni and Goniobranchus geometricus. And the most beautiful winter water!!
Species and numbers sighted:
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Colpodaspis sp. 2 -1
Dendrodoris denisoni -5
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Flabellina lotos -1
Flabellina pseudolotos -2
Goniobranchus geometricus -12
Goniobranchus setoensis -5
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -26
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hydatina physis shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Liola brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -100+
Myja sp. 1 -many young
Philinopsis lineolata -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -2
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -10
Tenellia (red and yellow sibogae) sp. -3
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 2 -12
Entry
Clarity
Ready
Surface
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Hi Helen
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Murphydoris cobbi mating
Murphydoris cobbi
Tenellia sp. 24
Tenellia sp. 24
Flatworm
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Flabellina pseudolotos
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniobranchus geometricus
Searching
Tenellia sp. 70
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Substrate
Tenellia sibogae
Dendrodoris denisoni
Dendrodoris denisoni
Murphydoris cobbi
Flatworm
Goniobranchus setoensis
Unidentia sp. 2
Unidentia sp. 2
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
My friend
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus setoensis
Goniobranchus setoensis
Eubranchus sp. 10
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 2
Seal Rock
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus geometricus
Myja sp. 1 spawn
Hypselodoris obscura
Bulbaeolidia alba
Flatworm
Unidentia sp. 1
Hi Helen
Hydatina physis shell
Dendrodoris denisoni
