25 species sighted at Block City to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 12-10-2026.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 218 minutes, 1.7 m, maximum depth 5.6 m, 23 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
Summer is upon us - the water temp now 23C. Nice moving beginning 1.7m. There was fluff in the water column probably brought in from the swells outside. Collected 2 Elysia species 6 and 1. Seeing Hypselodoris sp. 10 and Limacia ornata again was great. Goniobranchus albonares and Dendrodoris denisoni sitting pretty made my day. Another new species was recorded today Phyllaplysia sp. 6 with tiny black specks on the body. There were many large and healthy Gorgonians! The orange hydroids are back, does that mean Cratena pawarshindeorum will come back?? Good dive.
Species and numbers recorded:
Coryphellina pseudolotos -2
Cratena lineata -3
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Elysia pusilla -2
Elysia sp. 49 -1
Elysia sp. 55 -6
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 10 -1
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus daphne -40+
Goniobranchus geometricus -2
Goniodoridella unidonta -16
Gymnodoris sp. -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Hypselodoris sp. 10 -2
Limacia ornata -2
Murphydoris cobbi -50+
Phyllaplysia sp. 6 -1 NEW SPECIES
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -many young
Tenellia puti -1
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -11
Unidentia sp. 14 -40+
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
The Float
The Pipe
Unidentia sp. 14
Crab
The Pipe
Crab
Goniobranchus daphne
Tenellia sibogae and Tenellia sp. 47
Gorgonians many
Orange hydroids come back!!
The Loop
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate
Orange hydroids come back!!
Unidentia sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniobranchus albonares
Large unknown spawn
Goniobranchus geometricus
Cowrie
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Pleurobranchus peronii
Large unknown spawn
Goniodoridella unidonta
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Goniobranchus geometricus
The orange hydroids are coming back!!!
Tenellia puti
Elysia sp. 55
Murphydoris cobbi trailing
Phyllaplysia sp. 6 NEW SPECIES
Elysia pusilla
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 14 mating ball
Goniodoridella unidonta
Murphydoris cobbi
Eubranchus sp. 10
Cratena lineata
Goniodoridella unidonta
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Substrate
Cratena lineata
Gothum City
Many healthy gorgonias!
Murphydoris cobbi
Limacia ornata
Limacia ornata
Limacia ornata
Large unknown spawn
Gymnodoris sp.
Substrate
Facelina sp. 10
Dendrodoris denisoni
Coryphellina pseudolotos party
Elysia sp. 49
Dendrodoris denisoni
Murphydoris cobbi
