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
