Species List: 26-10-2025, Old Woman Island southside, Nudibranch Day, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

12 species sighted at Old Woman Island southside, Nudibranch Day, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 05-02-2025.

Double boat entry dives with Gary and four friends of two - 50 minute dives, maximum depth 8.6 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.

With a lot of wind and swell on the way we had an opportunity in the morning to go chase Nudibranchs! The species count was low but the number of animals was great. Of interest was seeing Parties of Doriprismatica atromarginata, Hypselodoris jacksoni, Miamira flavicostata and Verconia norba. There many Doriprismatica atromarginata and Thuridlla sp. 6 to see...

Species and numbers recorded:

Chromodoris sp. 5 -1

Doriprismatica atromarginata -19

Glossodoris vespa -1

Goniobranchus splendidus -3

Hypselodoris jacksoni -9

Hypselodoris whitei -1

Mariaglaja inornata -1

Miamira flavicostata -2

Phyllidiella pustulosa -2

Thuridilla carlsoni -2

Thuridilla sp. 6 -11

Verconia norba -3

Our ride

Surface Old Woman Island

Substrate

Doriprismatica atromarginata 

Glossodoris vespa

Thuridilla sp. 6 

Doriprismatica atromarginata 

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Thuridilla carlsoni 

Thuridilla sp. 6

Thuridilla sp. 6

Verconia norba party

Verconia norba

Verconia norba

Verconia norba

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Thuridilla carlsoni

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Flatworms

Hypselodoris jacksoni, Hypselodoris whitei, Miamira flavicostata

Miamira flavicostata 

Hypselodoris jacksoni 

Hypselodoris whitei and Miamira flavicostata 

Hypselodoris whitei 

The view

Hypselodoris jacksoni x3

Goniobranchus splendidus

Chromodoris sp. 5

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Doriprismatica atromarginata x3

Doriprismatica atromarginata x3

Goniobranchus splendidus

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Hypselodoris jacksoni 

Hypselodoris jacksoni x3

Mariaglaja inornata

Hypselodoris jacksoni, Hypselodoris whitei, Miamira flavicostata

Miamira flavicostata

Species List: 25-10-2025, Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

27 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 25-10-2025.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Elisha of 183 minutes, 1.6 m, maximum depth 4.9 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.

Early Saturday diving with the Nudibrancherbabe! Dendrodoris sp. 12 was found and it has white tipped gills which matches nothing we have seen...New Species. Costasiella sp. 1, Elysia sp. 11, Goniodoridella geminae, Lomanotus sp. 7 and Lomanotus vermiformis were great to see again! Good dive.

Species and numbers recorded:

Bulbaeolidia alba -1

Coryphellina lotos -10

Coryphellina pseudolotos -10

Costasiella sp. 1 -2

Cratena lineata -3

Cratena pawarshindeorum -1

Dendrodoris sp. 12 -1 NEW SPECIES

Elysia sp. 11 -1

Eubranchus sp. 3 -2

Eubranchus sp. 10 -many young

Goniodoridella geminae -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -1

Goniodoridella unidonta -35

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1

Hypselodoris obscura -5

Lomanotus sp. 7 -1

Lomanotus vermiformis -1

Murphydoris cobbi -21

Myja sp. 1 -many young

Rostanga sp. 1 -many young

Siphopteron sp. 6 -1

Tenellia sibogae -2

Tenellia sp. 23 -5

Tenellia sp. 49 -1

Tenellia sp. 79 -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -1

Unidentia sp. 14 -9

Entry

Clarity

Surface

The Nudibrancherbabe

Substrate upon descent

Dendrodoris sp. 12  NEW SPECIES

Dendrodoris sp. 12  NEW SPECIES

Elysia sp. 11

Murphydoris cobbi 

Flatworm

Murphydoris cobbi 

Tenellia sp. 49

Float

Shoot!

Substrate

Goniodoridella unidonta

Coryphellina lotos

Coryphellina pseudolotos

Bulbaeolidia alba 

Coryphellina pseudolotos

Eubranchus sp. 10

Bucket

Hi!

Tenellia sibogae x3

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sp. 79

Coryphellina lotos

Unidentia sp. 14 

Gothum City

Substrate

Myja sp. 1

Cratena lineata 

Goniodoridella unidonta

Unidentia sp. 14

Whodat?

Rostanga sp. 1

Murphydoris cobbi 

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 14

Tenellia sp. 23

Coryphellina pseudolotos

Costasiella sp. 1 

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Eubranchus sp. 3 

Goniodoridella geminae 

Eubranchus sp. 3

Costasiella sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Tenellia sp. 23

Coryphellina lotos 

Coryphellina pseudolotos x2

Cratena lineata

The Icon

Substrate

Coryphellina pseudolotos

Cratena pawarshindeorum - last one?

Lomanotus vermiformis

Lomanotus sp. 7

Flatworm

Tenellia sp. 23 

Siphopteron sp. 6 

Siphopteron sp. 6