32 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 21-10-2024.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Debbie of 166 minutes, 1.8 m, maximum depth 6.1 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
Debbie wanted the river so off she went. The water clarity has improved greatly. Lots of Nudibranchs! Nice to see Murphydoris puncticulata and Philinopsis falciphallus again. Goniodoridella animals seemed to be everywhere. At Split Rock only one Phyllodesmium opalescens was seen today. The new species from the previous dive Carminodoris sp. 8 was not there but 100 m later another was found - not the same Nudibranch. Hypselodoris sp. 10 with it yellow spots on the gills was a treat to see again. A nice bit of diving!
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Carminodoris sp. 8 -1
Cratena lineata -22
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina bourailli -2
Flabellina lotos -2
Flabellina pseudolotos -19
Flabellina sp. 4 -
Goniobranchus daphne -12
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -2
Goniodoridella geminae -5
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella unidonta -24
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Hypselodoris sp. 10 -1
Idaliadoris maugeansis -3
Liloa brevis -2
Murphydoris cobbi -24
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Placida kevinleei -4
Rostanga sp. 1 -3
Tenellia sibogae -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -4
Unidentia sp. 1 -31
Unidentia sp. 2 -3
Unidentia sp. 9 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
Entry
Surface
Flabellina pseudolotos
Substrate upon descent
Whodat?
Tenellia sibogae
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Goniobranchus setoensis
Unidentia sp. 1
Flabellina pseudolotos
Cratena lineata
Rostanga sp. 1
Flabellina pseudolotos
Substrate
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniodoridella unidonta
Flabellina lotos
Facelina bourailli
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 2
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus setoensis
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniodoridella unidonta
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniodoridella geminae
Flabellina pseudolotos
Unidentia sp. 9
Unidentia sp. 14
Hypselodoris obscura x2
Tenellia sp. 23
Tenellia sp. 23
Rostanga sp. 1 x2
Bulbaeolidia alba
Gothum City
Flabellina pseudolotos
Placida kevinleei
Goniobranchus geometricus
Placida kevinleei
Philinopsis falciphallus
Facelina bourailli
Substrate
Shoot
Carminodoris sp. 8
Flabellina lotos
Flatworm
Seal Rock
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniodoridella geminae
Goniodoridella geminae
Goniodoridella geminae
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Dendrodoris denisoni
Idaliadoris maugeansis x2
Idaliadoris maugeansis x2
Idaliadoris maugeansis x2
Placida kevinleei
Murphydoris puncticulata
The Icon
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris obscura
Liloa brevis
