21 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 04-04-2025.
A single shore entry dive with Gary, Sheryl and David of 217 minutes, 1.5 m, maximum depth 6.1 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 2 m viz, sometime near the turn around it got 0 m viz, lots of silt.
It was time to go dive so we got up early and had a good challenge. There are still many nudibranchs to see inspite of the water quality. Cratena pawarshindeorum and Unidentia sp. 1 continue to dominate the substrate. Several Murphydoris puncticulata were seen today.
Species and numbers recorded:
Coryphellina lotos -40+
Coryphellina pseudolotos -1
Cratena pawarshindeorum -200+
Dendrodoris nigra -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -many young
Facelina sp. 10 -1
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniobranchus variatus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella unidonta -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -3
Gymnodoris sp. 48 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -8
Idaliadoris maugeansis -many young
Murphydoris cobbi -20
Murphydoris puncticulata -12
Retusa sp. ? shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -150+
Unidentia sp. 14 -5
Early entry
Clarity
Surface
Ready
Substrate upon descent
Tenellia sibogae
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Coryphellina lotos
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Shoot
Whodat
Murphydoris cobbi
The Float
The Pipe
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
Murphydoris cobbi
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Murphydoris puncticulata
Coryphellina lotos x2
Unidentia sp. 1
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Goniobranchus daphne mating
Gothum City
Hypselodoris obscura
Dendrodoris nigra
Dendrodoris nigra spawn
Dendrodoris nigra
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 14
Substrate
Coryphellina lotos
Murphydoris cobbi mating
Murphydoris puncticulata
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 1
Cratena pawarshindeorum jousting
Murphydoris puncticulata
The Icon
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Murphydoris puncticulata
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Goniodoridella unidonta
Murphydoris puncticulata
Gymnodoris sp. 48
Retusa amphizosta
Murphydoris puncticulata
Facelina sp. 10
Goniobranchus daphne mating
Goniobranchus variatus
Gymnodoris sp. 10
