32 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 26-11-2025.
A single shore entry dive with Gary, Gal and Oren of 168 minutes, 1.6 m, maximum depth 5.2 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 2 m viz.
Recent storms have mudied up the water in the river, but we can still find Nudibranchs! And some good ones too. Gal and Oren wanted to see what all the river fuss was about, I am sure they were surprised. Great to see another Cratena pawarshindeorum after DNA proved it to be so!! Another great come-back was Gymnodoris amakusana, Niparaya sp. 56, Gymnodoris sp. 22 and Dendrodoris denisoni ! New species - Elysia sp. 56, Gymnodoris sp. 50 and Phyllodesmium sp. 10. WOW poor viz equals a fantastic outing in the river... who needs 20 m vis and elaborate fancy delicate reef?
Species and numbers recorded:
Coryphellina lotos -10
Coryphellina pseudolotos -11
Cratena lineata -60+
Cratena pawarshindeorum -1
Cratena simba -1
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Elysia sp. 56 -1 NEW SPECIES
Eubranchus sp. 10 -5
Godiva sp. 2 -1
Godiva sp. 5 -2
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -5
Goniodoridella unidonta -11
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -9
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -6
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 50 -1 NEW SPECIES
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Liloa brevis ? -1
Murphydoris cobbi -17
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Niparaya sp. 56 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -2
Phyllodesmium sp. 10 -1 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia napapila -3
Tenellia sibogae -3
Tenellia sp. 70 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
Clarity
Storm aftermath
The A Team
Surface
Ready to rock
Substrate upon descent
Godiva sp. 5
Godiva sp. 5
Murphydoris cobbi
Gymnodoris sp. 20
Gymnodoris sp. 50 NEW SPECIES
Cratena lineata
Tenellia napapila
Cratena lineata
Cratena simba - I thought it was fluff!
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Float
Whodat?
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Elysia sp. 56 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 56 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 56 NEW SPECIES
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Coryphellina lotos
Eubranchus sp. 10
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Godiva sp. 2
Tenellia napapila
Philinopsis falciphallus
Gymnodoris amakusana
Murphydoris cobbi
Niparaya sp. 56
Dendrodoris denisoni
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Goniodoridella savignyi
Coryphellina pseudolotos party of three
Goniodoridella unidonta
Murphydoris puncticulata
Cratena lineata party
Coryphellina pseudolotos party
Substrate
Goniodoridella unidonta
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Goniobranchus geometricus
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Coryphellina lotos
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sibogae x2
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Philinopsis falciphallus
Goniobranchus setoensis
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus x2
Tenellia napapila
Phyllodesmium sp. 10 NEW SPECIES
Phyllodesmium sp. 10 NEW SPECIES
