19 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 16-09-2025.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 160 minutes, 1.6 m, maximum depth 5.6 m, 22 C water temperature, up to 5 m viz.
The water is warming up at 22C and lots of particulate in the water column with lots of silt on the substrate. Cratena pawarshindeorum are nearly gone as only two were found today.
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -4
Coryphellina lotos -9
Coryphellina pseudolotos -15
Cratena lineata -4
Cratena pawarshindeorum -2
Cratena simba -2
Goniodoridella unidonta -9
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Murphydoris cobbi -25
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Polycera melanosticta -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -3
Tenellia puti -2
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 47 -4
Tenellia sp. 82 -1 NEW SPECIES (similar to Tenellia sp. 68)
Unidentia sp. 1 -16
Unidentia sp. 14 -10
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Rostanga sp. 1
Float
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Unidentia sp. 1
Te Pipe
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella unidonta
Tenellia sp. 47
Murphydoris cobbi
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Coryphellina lotos
Hypselodoris obscura
Cratena lineata
Tenellia sibogae
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Coryphellina pseudolotos and 3 Coryphellina lotos
Cratena lineata
Tenellia puti
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
Tenellia puti
Gothum City
Gothum City
Tenellia puti
Large unknown spwan
Unidentia sp. 14
Bulbaeolidia alba
Bulbaeolidia alba
Unidentia sp. 14
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella unidonta
Rostanga sp. 1
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 14
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Cratena simba
Flatworm x2
Tenellia sp. 47
Goniodoridella unidonta
Cratena simba
Tenellia sp. 47
Coryphellina lotos
Tenellia sp. 82 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 82 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 82 NEW SPECIES
Polycera melanosticta
Unidentia sp. 14 x2
The Icon
Cratena lineata
Bulbaeolidia alba
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Rostanga sp. 1
Sea Pen
