Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Species List: 25-06-2025, Rotunda, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 7 species sighted at Rotunda, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 25-06-2025.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 60 minutes, 1.3 m, maximum depth 4.7 m, 22 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

This early morning dive was for 60 minutes, find all I could and do studies of Cratena pawarshindeorum. Trying to determine if there might 3 species in this group.

Species and numbers recorded:

Coryphellina lotos -9
Cratena pawarshindeorum -100+
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella unidonta -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -7

Surface

Coryphellina lotos x2

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Coryphellina lotos 

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Coryphellina lotos x2

The Cable

The Cable

The Icon

Gymnodoris sp. 10 

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Goniodoridella unidonta

Murphydoris cobbi

Murphydoris cobbi

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Murphydoris cobbi 

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Murphydoris cobbi 

Float

Substrate

Substrate

Surface upon ascent

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?

Cratena pawarshindeorum ?