42 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 21-10-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 300 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.
A night dive was in order because of the numbers we have been sighting. Another EPIC dive with good water...and Davids species number guess was almost spot on! Amazing the night critters came out to play. So many really large Pleurobranchus peronii were out crawling over the substrate. I am including all the P. peronii I saw tonight. The bubble shells were not there tonight, however a Bulla vernicosa was found after a drought. A very large Discodoris cebuensis was also found, nearly as large as my hand. Sakuraeolis nungunoides the night branchs were just as beautiful as I last remember. So many great Nudibranchs! Yes EPIC...get in while you can.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aglaja fulvipunctata -4
Berthella stellata -1
Bulla vernicosa -3
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Costasiella sp. 2 -1
Cratena lineata -19
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Discodoris cebuensis -1
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 3 -17
Favorinus sp. 1 -3
Flabellina lotos -8
Goniobranchus daphne -17
Goniobranchus geometricus -7
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -11
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -13
Gymnodoris sp. 4 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -17
Liloa brevis shell -1
Limacia ornata -1
Myja sp. 1 -many eggs
Okenia sp. 4 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -3
* Pleurobranchus peronii -26
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -3
Rostanga ap. 1 -1
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -6
Spurilla braziliana -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -5
Tenellia sp. 44 -2
Thordisa albomacula -3
Thuridilla carlsoni -2
Trapania vitta -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -17
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -15
Entry
Clarity
Rotunda
Exit
Ready
Vis on entry
Okenia sp. 4
Cratena lineata
Red coral comeback
Getting dark
Unidentia sp. 14
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Goniobranchus daphne
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Elysia sp. 11
Elysia sp. 11
Liloa brevis
Pleurobranchus peronii
Pleurobranchus peronii
Thordisa albomacula
Pleurobranchus peronii
Unidentia sp. 14
Hypselodoris obscura mating
Flabellina lotos
Goniobranchus daphne
Facelina sp. 3
Facelina sp. 3
Pleurobranchus peronii
Cowrie
Unidentia sp. 3
Stoney
Cratena lineata
Hypselodoris obscura mating and waiting
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Goniobranchus geometricus
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Trapania vitta
Pleurobranchus peronii
Berthella stellata
Berthella stellata
Pleurobranchus peronii
Pleurobranchus peronii
Favorinus sp. 1
Rostanga ap. 1
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Eubranchus sp. 10
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Favorinus sp. 1
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Eubranchus sp. 10
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Phyllodesmium opalescen
Unidentia sp. 4
Goniobranchus daphne
Pleurobranchus peronii
Pleurobranchus peronii
Thuridilla carlsoni
Facelina sp. 3
Costasiella kuroshimae
Tenellia sp. 23
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Pleurobranchus peronii
Pleurobranchus peronii
Thordisa albomacula
Thordisa albomacula
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Snail
Discodoris cebuensis
Limacia ornata
Limacia ornata
Pleurobranchus peronii
Pleurobranchus peronii
A friend
Sakuraeolis nungunoides juvenile
Red coral coming back
Tenellia sp. 23
Dendrodoris denisoni
Rhinophores
Goniobranchus geometricus
Gymnodoris sp. 4
Unidentia sp. 4
Bulla vernicosa
Spurilla braziliana
