19 species sighted at Toilet Block and Bubble Wall, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 09-05-2026.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 251 minutes, 1.0 m, maximum depth 5.5 m, 22 C water temperature, up to 2.5663 m viz.
The time came with a 1.0 m tide to see what was on at Toilet Block and to find the anchor. We did manage to find and relocate the anchor. It surely looks like serious time for all the species that eat that orange hydroid, because there is none left. From under a rock our newest species was found and quite stunning, Sclerodoris sp. 17. We covered a lot of ground and had a great dive.
Species and numbers recorded:
Coryphellina lotos -1
Cratena lineata -1
Cratena simba -2
Cratena pawarshindeorum -100+
Doto sp. 3 -2
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 25 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 51 -1
Murphydoris cobbi -10
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Retusa delicatula shell -1
Sclerodoris sp. 17 -1 NEW SPECIES
Sebadoris fragilis -1
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 70 -3
Unidentia sp. 1 -13
Unidentia sp. 3 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
Entry
Clarity
Surface conditions
Substrate upon descent
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Smokey
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Sclerodoris sp. 17 NEW SPECIES
Sclerodoris sp. 17 NEW SPECIES
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Unidentia sp. 1
Cratena simba
Unidentia sp. 1
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Gymnodoris sp. 19
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Flatworm
Float
Crab
Tenellia sp. 70
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 70 and Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Goniobranchus daphne
Murphydoris cobbi
Doto sp. 3
Substrate top of Bubble Wall
Whodat?
Bubble Wall
Sebadoris fragilis
Sebadoris fragilis rhinophore
Murphydoris cobbi
Cowrie
Substrate
Cratena pawarshindeorum jousting
Cratena lineata
Cratena pawarshindeorum jousting
Retusa delicatula
Murphydoris cobbi
Gymnodoris sp. 25
Cratena simba
Pteraeolidia semperi
Gymnodoris sp. 51
Sclerodoris sp. 17 NEW SPECIES
Sclerodoris sp. 17 NEW SPECIES
Unidentia sp. 1
Cratena simba
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sibogae and Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sibogae
Unidentia sp. 14 and Unidentia sp. 3
Coryphellina lotos
Retusa delicatula
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Murphydoris cobbi
A golden Cratena simba
Pteraeolidia semperi
Gymnodoris sp. 51
