Species List: 13-04-2026, Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 11 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 13-04-2025.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 115 minutes, 1.3 m, maximum depth 5.6 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 1 m viz.

Big swells and wind outside makes for a cluttered water column. I got in 4 hours before high tide to keep the 1.3 m tide moving.The number of Nudibranchs has halved with many food sources being ate up. 

Species and numbers recorded:

Coryphellina lotos -2

Cratena pawarshindeorum -100+

Doto sp. 3 -1

Eubranchus sp. 10 -2

Goniobranchus daphne -18

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1

Murphydoris cobbi -22

Murphydoris puncticulata -2

Tenellia sibogae -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -100+

Unidentia sp. 14 -1

Entry

Clarity

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Murphydoris cobbi

Art

Unidentia sp. 1 party

Doto sp. 3 

Unidentia sp. 1

Float

Substrate

Cratena pawarshindeorum party

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Flatworm

Murphydoris cobbi 

Coryphellina lotos 

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniobranchus daphne

Gothum City

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 1

Cratena pawarshindeorum party

Unidentia sp. 1

Murphydoris puncticulata

Murphydoris puncticulata

Eubranchus sp. 10 x2

The Pipe

Species List: 10-04-2026, Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 20 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 10-04-2025.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 196 minutes, 1.0 m, maximum depth 5.3 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.

The mission was again to collect Unidentia specimens for description. That mission was a partial success, with the specimens preserved and tagged. Amazing that Cratena pawarshindeorum continues to dominate the bottom, food looks scarce... This was an epic dive with two new species and one not seen in a long time*.

Species and numbers recorded:

Coryphellina lotos -6

Coryphellina pseudolotos -1

Cratena pawarshindeorum -200+

Discodorid sp. 2 -1 NEW SPECIES

Elysia sp. 39 -1

Eubranchus sp. 10 -8

Goniobranchus daphne -21

Goniodoridella sp. 3 -1 NEW SPECIES

Gymnodoris sp. 51 -1

Hypselodoris obscura -3

Liloa brevis shell -1

Murphydoris cobbi -39

Murphydoris puncticulata -3

*Murphydoris sp. 4 -1

Plakobranchus ocellatus -1

Rostanga sp. 1 -many young

Tenellia sibogae -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -100+

Unidentia sp. 3 -1

Unidentia sp. 14 -3

Entry

Clarity

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Coryphellina lotos

The float

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Murphydoris cobbi 

Eubranchus sp. 10 party

Eubranchus sp. 10

Murphydoris cobbi 

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Unidentia sp. 1 party

Goniodoridella sp. 3  NEW SPECIES

Goniobranchus daphne

Food sources going

Food sources going

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Coryphellina lotos

Goniobranchus daphne 

Murphydoris cobbi 

Plakobranchus ocellatus

Plakobranchus ocellatus

Gothum City

Red Gorgonian coming back

Murphydoris puncticulata 

Unidentia sp. 14

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 1 party

Murphydoris cobbi 

Gymnodoris sp. 51

Murphydoris puncticulata

Hypselodoris obscura 

The Icon

Substrate

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Coryphellina pseudolotos

Rostanga sp. 1

Tenellia sibogae

Unidentia sp. 14

Elysia sp. 39

Unidentia sp. 3

Unidentia sp. 14

Liloa brevis

Block City

Coryphellina lotos

Murphydoris puncticulata 

Flatworm

Substrate

The Pipe

Murphydoris sp. 4

Discodorid sp. 2 -1 NEW SPECIES

Discodorid sp. 2 -1 NEW SPECIES

Discodorid sp. 2 -1 NEW SPECIES