23 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 26-08-2025.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 240 minutes, 1.4 m, maximum depth 5.1 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
Today's dive was very nice! *Some species not seen a while. Today I collected specimens for drying, substrate for drying, hydroid samples for drying and water sample all for an upcoming paper. A new species was also recorded today, another Tenellia.
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Coryphellina lotos -8
Coryphellina pseudolotos -5
Cratena lineata -15
Cratena pawarshindeorum -60+
Doto sp. 7 -2
*Eubranchus sp. 3 -2
*Goniobranchus variatus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -5
Goniodoridella unidonta -4
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Liloa brevis shell -1
*Murphydoris adusta -1
Murphydoris cobbi -26
Polycera melanosticta -2
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -2
Tenellia sibogae -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
*Tenellia sp. 81 -1 NEW SPECIES
Unidentia sp. 1 -9
Unidentia sp. 14 -3
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Coryphellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Rostanga sp. 1
2 Cratena lineata and Coryphellina pseudolotos
Murphydoris cobbi
Float
The Pipe
Substrate
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi x4
Cratena lineata
Coryphellina lotos
Retusa amphizosta
Rostanga sp. 1 spawn
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Hypselodoris obscura
Coryphellina lotos
Cratena lineata
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum food source
Tenellia sibogae
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum close up
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniodoridella savignyi
Gothum City
Cratena pawarshindeorum spawn
Tenellia sp. 81 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 81 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 81 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 81 NEW SPECIES
Bulbaeolidia alba
Polycera melanosticta
Polycera melanosticta scale
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Goniodoridella savignyi
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Unknown spawn
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniobranchus variatus
Goniobranchus variatus
Eubranchus sp. 3
Goniodoridella unidonta
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Eubranchus sp. 3
Cratena pawarshindeorum
The Icon
Substrate
Coryphellina lotos
Polycera melanosticta
Bulbaeolidia alba
Rostanga sp. 1
Murphydoris adusta
Murphydoris adusta
Doto sp. 7
Tenellia sp. 23
Flatworm
