Species List: 22-04-2026, Bubble Wall Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 13 species sighted at Bubble Wall Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 22-04-2025.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 162 minutes, 1.2 m, maximum depth 6.0 m, 23 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.

The tide was 1.2m so here goes, let's see what there is. Cratena pawarshindeorum and Unidentia sp. were everywhere. A new Gymnodoris with unusual gill structure was recorded today. Some large Golden Hydroids were seen one with a large party of Tenellia sibogae and Tenellia sp. 70. Not a lot of species but a lot of Nudibranchs!

Species and numbers recorded:

Coryphellina lotos -10

Coryphellina pseudolotos -3

Cratena pawarshindeorum -200+

Goniobranchus daphne -7

Gymnodoris sp. 43 -1

Gymnodoris sp. 53 -1 NEW SPECIES

Murphydoris cobbi -9

Tenellia sibogae -7

Tenellia sp. 70 -2

Unidentia sp. 1 -100+

Unidentia sp. 4 -1

Unidentia sp. 3 -3

Unidentia sp. 14 -4

Clarity

Entry

Surface

On the way west to Bubble Wall

Top of Bubble Wall

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum party

Coryphellina lotos and Cratena pawarshindeorum

Coryphellina lotos and Cratena pawarshindeorum

Murphydoris cobbi x2

Flatworm

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 14

Murphydoris cobbi 

Unidentia sp. 1 party

Unidentia sp. 3

Unidentia sp. 1 and Unidentia sp. 14 passing by

Coryphellina pseudolotos 

Substrate

Goniobranchus daphne 

Substrate Bubble Wall

Coryphellina pseudolotos

Substrate

Murphydoris cobbi 

Flatworm

Float

Substrate

Substrate

Flatworm

Tenellia sibogae 

Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 3 and Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 14

Gymnodoris sp. 43

Unidentia sp. 1 mating

Tenellia sibogae spawn

Tenellia sp. 70

Tenellia sibogae party

Cratena pawarshindeorum party

Unidentia sp. 4

Unidentia sp. 3

Goniobranchus daphne

Substrate New channel Marker - wrong spot

Gymnodoris sp. 53  NEW SPECIES

Gymnodoris sp. 53  NEW SPECIES

Species List: 18-04-2026, Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 23 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 18-04-2025.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Sheryl of 236 minutes, 1.7 m, maximum depth 6.5 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

A week has passed without rain wanted which made for up to 4 m vis. And some interesting species were seen today. A large Bulbaeolidia alba and Sebadoris fragilis were recorded. There still many Cratena pawarshindeorum out on the substrate. A very interesting Gymnodoris was recorded and that does not match anything we have seen. 

Great dive. 

Species and numbers recorded:

Bulbaeolidia alba -1

Coryphellina lotos -8

Coryphellina pseudolotos -5

Cratena pawarshindeorum -100+

Eubranchus sp. 10 -6

Facelina sp. 11 -4

Goniobranchus daphne -30

Goniobranchus setoensis -1

Goniodoridella unidonta -1

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1

Gymnoodris sp. 52 -1 NEW SPECIES

Hamninoea sp. 18 shell -2

Hypselodoris obscura -5

Murphydoris cobbi -36

Murphydoris puncticulata -2

Retusa amphizosta shell -1

Sebadoris fragilis -1

Tenellia sibogae -1

Tenellia sp. 67 -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -80+

Unidentia sp. 2 -2

Unidentia sp. 3 -1

Unidentia sp. 14 -8

Early entry

Clarity/Surface

Ready

Substrate upon descent

Whodat

Murphydoris puncticulata 

Goniobranchus daphne

Murphydoris cobbi 

Tenellia sibogae 

Cratena pawarshindeorum party

Unidentia sp. 1

Murphydoris cobbi 

The Pipe

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 14

Goniobranchus daphne

Unidentia sp. 1

Float

Shoot

Cratena pawarshindeorum 

Eubranchus sp. 10

Eubranchus sp. 10 x2

Facelina sp. 11

Facelina sp. 11

Substrate

Cratena pawarshindeorum 

Coryphellina lotos 

Injured Cratena pawarshindeorum 

Cratena pawarshindeorum 

Gothum City

Hypselodoris obscura

Bulbaeolidia alba 

Sebadoris fragilis 

Sebadoris fragilis 

Substrate

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Coryphellina lotos x2

Murphydoris cobbi 

Unidentia sp. 2

Unidentia sp. 2

Facelina sp. 11

Goniodoridella unidonta 

Eubranchus sp. 10

Hypselodoris obscura

Unidentia sp. 14

Hypselodoris obscura

Murphydoris puncticulata

Unidentia sp. 1 mating pair

The Icon

Substrate

Gymnoodris sp. 52  NEW SPECIES

Haminoea sp. 18

Unidentia sp. 3

Retusa amphizosta

Blue rings

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 14

Tenellia sp. 67

Sebadoris fragilis

Sebadoris fragilis

Goniodoridella unidonta

Hypselodoris obscura

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Goniobranchus setoensis 

Goniobranchus daphne

Whodat

Facelina sp. 11 x2

 Cratena pawarshindeorum

Bulbaeolidia alba