Thursday, October 16, 2025

Species List: 16-10-2025, Fish Cage to Pt Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

19 species sighted at Fish Cage to Pt Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 16-10-2025.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Ian of 100 minutes, 1.6 m, maximum depth 4.8 m, 24 C water temperature, 6 m+ viz.

Ian from out of town was on holiday and want to see what all the fuss was in the River. Seeing Costasiella sp. 4 again was a real treat. Another NEW SPECIES - Eubranchus sp. 27, fabtastic! Nice to see Dendrodoris nigra and Elysia sp. 17 again. The last 3 dives 3 new species!!  

Species and numbers recorded:

Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Coryphellina lotos -1
Coryphellina pseudolotos -8
Costasiella sp. 4 -1
Cratena lineata -2
Cratena pawarshindeorum -1
Dendrodoris nigra -1
Elysia sp. 17 -1 
Eubranchus sp. 27 -1 NEW SPECIES
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella unidonta -3
Murphydoris cobbi -20
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia puti -1
Tenellia sibogae -4
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 47 -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -5

Entry

Clarity

Clarity

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Murphydoris cobbi 

Tenellia sp. 47 

Murphydoris cobbi 

Goniodoridella unidonta 

Cratena pawarshindeorum 

Murphydoris cobbi mating pair

Dendrodoris nigra 

Tenellia puti 

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 14

Murphydoris cobbi x2

Coryphellina pseudolotos x2

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae x3

Unidentia sp. 14 

Unidentia sp. 14 

Unidentia sp. 14 

Bulbaeolidia alba 

Gothum City

Coryphellina pseudolotos

Coryphellina lotos

Cratena lineata

Tenellia sp. 23

Rostanga sp. 1

Elysia sp. 17 

Costasiella sp. 4 

Rostanga sp. 1

Substrate

Shoot!

Substrate

Goniodoridella unidonta

Substrate

Eubranchus sp. 27  NEW SPECIES

Eubranchus sp. 27  NEW SPECIES

Tenellia sibogae x2

Coryphellina pseudolotos x2

Goniodoridella species


Monday, October 13, 2025

Species List: 13-10-2025, Route 66 plus and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

23 species sighted at Route 66 plus and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 13-10-2025.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 240 minutes, 1.6 m, maximum depth 5.3 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.

After a busy weekend it was Monday river diving time. There no one there! Bliss... Firstly the large Tenellia puti in the Gothum City Groove were not there anymore!  Tenellia puti was out on the sand, I picked it up and put it a new hydroid home. Polycera sp. 14 a New Species was recorded today at Metropolis! Complete with the puffiest rhinophores. 4 hours of bliss...

Species and numbers recorded:

Bulbaeolidia alba -5
Coryphellina lotos -12
Coryphellina pseudolotos -26
Costasiella sp. 1 -3
Cratena lineata -6
Cratena pawarshindeorum -3
Cratena simba -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -3
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella unidonta -13
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Idaliadoris maugeansis -many young
Murphydoris cobbi -28
Myja sp. 1 -2
Placida kevinleei -3
Polycera sp. 14 -1 NEW SPECIES
Rostanga sp. 1 -many young
Tenellia puti -1
Tenellia sibogae -3
Tenellia sp. 23 -7
Unidentia sp. 1 -14
Unidentia sp. 14 -15

Entry

Clarity

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 14

Split rock

Substrate

Murphydoris cobbi 

Coryphellina pseudolotos

Murphydoris cobbi 

Unidentia sp. 14

The Pipe

Float

Lamellaria

The green stuff is coming back!

Murphydoris cobbi 

Cratena lineata 

Coryphellina pseudolotos x2

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae food source

Placida kevinleei 

Placida kevinleei 

Tenellia sp. 23 

Tenellia sp. 23 

Tenellia sibogae

Cratena lineata

Goniodoridella savignyi

Hypselodoris obscura feeding

Unidentia sp. 14

Gothum City

Gothum City

Goniodoridella unidonta

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Goniodoridella unidonta

Coryphellina pseudolotos

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Bulbaeolidia alba

Flatworm

Hypselodoris obscura feeding

Eubranchus sp. 3

Eubranchus sp. 3

Rostanga sp. 1

Eubranchus sp. 3

Tenellia sp. 23

Cratena pawarshindeorum 

Myja sp. 1

Myja sp. 1

Goniodoridella unidonta

The Icon

Substrate

Bulbaeolidia alba 

Bulbaeolidia alba x2

Cratena simba

Coryphellina lotos 

Coryphellina lotos 

Goniobranchus setoensis

Polycera sp. 14  NEW SPECIES

Polycera sp. 14  NEW SPECIES

Polycera sp. 14  NEW SPECIES

Polycera sp. 14  NEW SPECIES

Polycera sp. 14  NEW SPECIES

Channel marker rocks

Bulbaeolidia alba 3 mm

Goniodoridella unidonta

Cratena lineata

Costasiella sp. 1

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Tenellia sp. 23 x2

Tenellia puti before new home

Tenellia puti before new home

Tenellia puti in new home

Tenellia puti in new home

Tenellia puti in new home

Costasiella sp. 1

Coryphellina lotos