37 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 18-11-2024.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 241 minutes, 2.0 m, maximum depth 6.1 m, 25 C water temperature, 4-8 m viz.
Could not wait until the weekend passed so I could get in the river again. A perfect Monday at the park...not many people and heaps of parking! The vis got better as the dive progressed. Two new species that do not match anything I have. Seeing Hydatina physis again was nice. Phyllodesmium magnum and Placida barackobamai were recorded again. Goniobranchus albonares was recorded from under a rock. This was a nice dive. Highlight was finding Thordisa sp. 9 another new species with it unusual dorsum.
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Cratena lineata -3
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Elysia sp. 53 -4
Eubranchus sp. 10 -3
Facelina bourailli -2
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -4
Flabellina pseudolotos -11
Flabellina sp. 4 -1
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus daphne -29
Goniobranchus geometricus -7
Goniobranchus setoensis -3
Goniodoridella geminae -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -9
Goniodoridella unidonta -2
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Hydatina physis -1
Hypselodoris obscura -8
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Murphydoris cobbi -19
Myja sp. 1? -1
Myja sp. 5 -3
Niparaya sp. 1 -3
Niparaya sp. 52 -1 NEW SPECIES
Philinopsis falciphallus -2
Phyllodesmium magnum -1
Placida barackobamai -2
Placida kevinleei -11
Rostanga sp. 1 -2
Tenellia sibogae -6
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Thordisa sp. 9 -1 NEW SPECIES
Unidentia sp. 1 -9
Unidentia sp. 14 -5
Entry
Clarity
Exit
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Rostanga sp. 1 spawn
Fish Cage
Tenellia sp. 24
Goniodoridella savignyi x2
Goniodoridella savignyi
Placida kevinleei
Rostanga sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniobranchus daphne
Rostanga sp. 1 spawn
Float
Elysia sp. 53
Flabellina lotos
Rostanga sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Bommie no. 1
Substrate
Elysia sp. 53
Still healthy
Unidentia sp. 1
Flabellina pseudolotos
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella geminae
Flabellina pseudolotos
Cratena lineata
Cratena lineata
Goniobranchus albonares
Goniobranchus daphne
Unidentia sp. 1
Myja sp. 1
Myja sp. 5
Myja sp. 5
Niparaya sp. 52 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 52 NEW SPECIES
Facelina bourailli
Unidentia sp. 14
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Snail
Tenellia sp. 44
Hypselodoris obscura
Gothum City
Elysia sp. 11
Goniobranchus geometricus
Gothum City
Goniobranchus setoensis
Substrate
Bulbaeolidia alba
Goniodoridella geminae
Thordisa sp. 9 NEW SPECIES
Thordisa sp. 9 rhinophores NEW SPECIES
Thordisa sp. 9 gills NEW SPECIES
Thordisa sp. 9 NEW SPECIES
Thordisa sp. 9 NEW SPECIES
Flatworm
Flatworm
Tenellia sp. 24
Eubranchus sp. 10
Placida kevinleei x2
Tenellia sibogae x2
Hypselodoris obscura
Niparaya sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Seal Rock
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus x2
Substrate
Niparaya sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Murphydoris cobbi and Goniodoridella savignyi
Niparaya sp. 1
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Phyllodesmium magnum
The Icon
Big Rock
Goniobranchus setoensis
Hypselodoris obscura mating pair
Hypselodoris obscura x2
Hydatina physis
Hydatina physis
Hydatina physis
Hydatina physis
Goniodoridella savignyi
Facelina sp. 11
Placida barackobamai
Placida barackobamai
Goniodoridella savignyi
Flatworm
Substrate
Substrate
Philinopsis falciphallus
Philinopsis falciphallus
Bivalves
