39 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 20-10-2021.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 300 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 22 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.
A trip to the river was needed to see if the past rain has affected the water. It has not! With 8 m of viz I had the whole place to myself...bliss! Colpodaspis sp. 2 were out in force. Some big Pleurobranchus peronii with egg mass was also found from under a rock. Siphopteron sp. 6, Julia exquisita and Costasiella sp. 2 were specials finds. Another EPIC dive with good water...
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -1
Colpodaspis sp. 2 -11
Costasiella kuroshimae -4
Costasiella sp. 2 -1
Cratena lineata -15
Doto sp. 4 -1
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -3
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -3
Facelina sp. 13 -2
Favorinus sp. 1 -1
Flabellina lotos -3
Godiva sp. 3 -1
Goniobranchus daphne -13
Goniobranchus geometricus -2
* Goniodoridella savignyi -25
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -16
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -15
Julia exquisita -1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -3
Liloa brevis shell -2
Myja sp. 1 -2
Niparaya sp. 1 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -2
Placida kevinleei -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -4
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Siphopteron sp. 6 -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -8
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Tenellia sp. 47 -2
Thuridilla carlsoni -4
Unidentia sp. 1 -16
Unidentia sp. 4 -5
Unidentia sp. 14 -17
Early entry
Water clarity
Exit
Surface
Flabellina lotos
Doto sp. 4
Goniobranchus daphne
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Substrate
Godiva sp. 3
Godiva sp. 3
Elysia sp. 11
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Substrate
Pleurobranchus peronii
Pleurobranchus peronii
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 14
Looking up
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1
A friend
Flatworm
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Eubranchus sp. 3
Tenellia sp. 47
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Substrate
Goniodoridella savignyi
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Eubranchus sp. 10
Atys semistriatus
Unidentia sp. 14
Tenellia sp. 23 x2
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 14 x2
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 4
Facelina sp. 13
Facelina sp. 13
Eubranchus sp. 3
Thuridilla carlsoni
Julia exquisita
Liloa brevis
Retusa amphizosta
Myja sp. 1
Myja sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus geometricus
Placida kevinleei
Siphopteron sp. 6
Goniobranchus geometricus
Costasiella kuroshimae
Costasiella kuroshimae
Facelina sp. 13
Tenellia sp. 24
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Colpodaspis sp. 2 x2
Colpodaspis sp. 2 x2
Colpodaspis sp. 2 x5
Substrate
Goniodoridella savignyi
Favorinus sp. 1
Favorinus sp. 1
Favorinus sp. 1
Favorinus sp. 1
Favorinus sp. 1
Phyllodesmium opalescens x2
Pleurobranchus peronii x2
Pleurobranchus peronii x2
Pleurobranchus peronii
Hypselodoris obscura
Lamellaria
Lamellaria
Substrate
Cratena lineata
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Unidentia sp. 4
Niparaya sp. 1
Thuridilla carlsoni
Snail
Tenellia sp. 47
Facelina sp. 11
New coral
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Costasiella sp. 2
