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
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
