Species List: 26-03-2019, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

15 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 23-03-2019.

A single solo shore entry dive by Gary of 184 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 27 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.

With a 1.4 m high tide I went on searching consistancy of species. The tidal flow was low and the water particles were many. There was plenty of viz for the task. The numbers of Goniodoridella sp. 1 are still high. A very juvenile Thuridilla carlsoni had me thinking of new species. A half eaten Cratena simba was also found. But....the highlight was locating four Phyllodesmium undulatum in two areas, a real jewel! Finding a live Retusa sp. 5 in the silt was also a nice find.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -3
Cratena lineata -3
Cratena simba -1
Doto sp. 6 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Flabellina lotos -20
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -71
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Haminoea sp. shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Liloa brevis shell -2
Phyllodesmium undulatum -4
Retusa sp. 5 shell and animal -2
Thuridilla carlsoni juvenile -1

Entry

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Substrate

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Liloa brevis shell

Atys semistriatus shell

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella savignyi

Thuridilla carlsoni juvenile

Thuridilla carlsoni juvenile

Haminoea sp. shell

Cratena lineata

Flabellina lotos pair

Phyllodesmium undulatum pair

Phyllodesmium undulatum

Phyllodesmium undulatum pair

Phyllodesmium undulatum pair

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Substrate

 Goniodoridella sp. 1

Half of Cratena simba

Atys semistriatus shell

Doto sp. 6 egg mass

Doto sp. 6

Eubranchus sp. 10

Phyllodesmium undulatum pair

Phyllodesmium undulatum pair

Flabellina lotos

Retusa sp. 5 shell

Retusa sp. 5 live from the silt - 1 mm

Species List: 24-03-2019, The Trench with Sunreef, Gneering Shoals, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

20 species sighted at The Trench with Sunreef, Gneering Shoals, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 24-03-2019.

A double boat dive with Sunreef by Gary and friends consisting of a 50 minute and 54 minute dives. Maximum depth 18.0 m, 26 C water temperature and up to 8 m viz.

It's Nudibranch Day at Sunreef and today is the last trip on '4-Shore' she is sold to another owner. Some interesting species were found as well as rather large Hexabranchus sanguineus in its dying hours, mantle margin flowing in the water movement and enlarged buccal mass.

Species and number thereof sighted 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count

Cadlinella ornatissima -/1
Chromodoris elisabethina 1/1
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/3
Chromodoris lochi -/2
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1/-
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus 1/-
Doriprismatica atromarginata 2/2
Halgerda aurantiomaculata -/1
Hexabranchus sanguineus dying 1/-
Hypselodoris bullockii 1/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni -/1
Mariaglaja inornata 1/1
Phyllidia ocellata 1/-
Phyllidia varicosa 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae -/1
Phyllodesmium sp. 2 -/1
Tenellia sp. 1 -/1
Thuridilla carlsoni -/1
Thuridilla splendens 1/2
Verconia sp. 2 1/-

Photos by G. Cobb, G. McIntyre and D. Parker

Our ride - the last one

Surface conditions from the stern

View of our ride before...

Chromodoris elisabethina

Dermatobranchus tuberculatus

Substrate

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Hypselodoris bullockii

Verconia sp. 2

Substrate

Phyllidia ocellata

Amanda doing it

The boss

Halgerda aurantiomaculata 

The wall

Hypselodoris bullockii

Thuridilla splendens

Mariaglaja inornata

Tenellia sp. 1

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Phyllodesmium sp. 2

Chromodoris kuiteri

Cadlinella ornatissima

Chromodoris elisabethina and egg mass

Chromodoris lochi

Tenellia sp. 1

Phyllodesmium sp. 2

Phyllodesmium sp. 2

Thuridilla carlsoni

Mariaglaja inornata

Phyllidiella lizae