33 species sighted at Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast, Qld. 01-10-2021.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 241 minutes. Maximum depth 5.3 m, 21-22 C water temperature, up to 5 m viz.
End of week getting in before it gets worse diving! So off I went equipped with my 7 mm wetsuit. What I saw were a lot of nudibranchs! In fact 33 species. Not bad for a cruise on the bottom. Upon resting on the bottom I readied myself for the hunt. After that I turned and there was Diversidoris aurantionodulosa, great! Recording another Embletonia gracilis was great, have not seen one in a while. Another epic outing in this magnificent diverse river.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -3
Cratena lineata -27
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -1
Doto sp. 3 -3
Elysia sp. 11 -5
Embletonia gracilis -1
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -11
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1
Goniobranchus daphne -12
Goniodoridella savignyi -30
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -40+
Goniodoridella sp. 7 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -7
Kabeiro christianae -1
Liloa brevis shell -3
Limacia ornata -2
Mnestia sp. 1 shell -1
Philinopsis speciosa -2
Polycera sp. 1 -2
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -3
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tenellia sp. 32 -1
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -5
Unidentia sp. 1 -22
Unidentia sp. 2 -3
Unidentia sp. 3 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -7
Entry stair
Entry
Surface
Surface
Diversidoris aurantionodulo
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Costasiella kuroshimae
Elysia sp. 11
Unidentia sp. 14
Doto sp. 3
Doto sp. 3
Doto sp. 3
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Elysia sp. 11
Tenellia sp. 47
Unidentia sp. 14
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 3
Flabellina lotos
Tenellia sp. 23
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Polycera sp. 1
Polycera sp. 1
Hypselodoris obscura
Snail
Facelina sp. 11
Substrate
Limacia ornata x2
Flabellina lotos
Cratena lineata
Goniodoridella sp. 7
Costasiella kuroshimae
Facelina bourailli
Thuridilla carlsoni
Unidentia sp. 2
Embletonia gracilis
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniodoridella sp. 1 mating
Goniodoridella savignyi
Mnestia sp. 1
Lamellaria and snail
Liloa brevis
Tenellia sp. 24
Retusa amphizosta
Philinopsis speciosa
Kabeiro christianae
Icon
Substrate
Flatworm
Tenellia sp. 47
Bulbaeolidia alba
Cratena lineata
Thuridilla carlsoni
A friend
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
Philinopsis speciosa
Tenellia sp. 44
