44 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 16-10-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 261 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 23 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
David needs to dive...so off we went in a very warm afternoon with a packed Park. We just had a great time shooting nudibranchs! This dive was EPIC with 44 species. Many cool critters and many favs.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Colpodaspis sp. 2 -6
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Cratena lineata -19
Cratena simba -2
Doto sp. 4 -1
Elysia sp. 11 -2
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina bourailli -4
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Favorinus sp. 1 -1
Flabellina lotos -7
Goniobranchus daphne -21
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
* Goniodoridella savignyi -35
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -22
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Hallaxa iju -1
Haminoea sp. 18 broken shell -1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -3
Hypselodoris obscura -14
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young
Limacia ornata -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Lomanotus sp. 7 -1
Mnestia sp. 1 shell -1
Myja sp. 1 -many young
Niparaya sp. 17 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -3
Pleurobranchus peronii -9
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Polycera risbeci -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tenellia sp. 47 -2
Thuridilla carlsoni -4
Unidentia sp. 1 -15
Unidentia sp. 3 -3
Unidentia sp. 4 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -10
Entry
Water clarity
Upriver Rotunda
Hi!
Surface
Cratena lineata
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Doto sp. 4
Polycera risbeci
Flatworm
Pleurobranchus peronii
Hallaxa iju
Substrate
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Mnestia sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Tenellia sp. 4
Roxaniella leucampyx
Substrate
Niparaya sp. 17
Unidentia sp. 1
Elysia sp. 11
Unidentia sp. 4
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Unidentia sp. 3
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniodoridella savignyi
A friend out on the sand sunning
Unidentia sp. 4
Lomanotus sp. 7
Facelina sp. 3
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniodoridella savignyi
Hypselodoris obscura
Thuridilla carlsoni
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris jacksoni x3
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Favorinus sp. 1
Haminoea sp. 18
Hypselodoris obscura
Lamellaria
Facelina bourailli
Elysia sp. 11
Cratena simba
Limacia ornata
Tenellia sp. 23
Unidentia sp. 14
Eubranchus sp. 3
Thuridilla carlsoni
Unidentia sp. 1
Costasiella kuroshimae
Thuridilla carlsoni
Facelina bourailli
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Unidentia sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 1 and Unidentia sp. 3
Pleurobranchus peronii
Goniobranchus daphne
Egg mass
Unidentia sp. 4
Goniobranchus geometricus
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Tenellia sp. 47
