56 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 30-10-2021.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 315 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 25 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.
Wow what can I say. Todays dive recorded 56 species with 2 new species...the river keeps on giving. As soon as I stepped off the Fish Cage stair I checked out some scollop weed and in half a second there was an escaping Gymnodoris sp. 20. About 15 seconds later there was a piece of bright green algae? with 2 New Placida's and egg masses. I was stoked. I am trying resolve the fact that this an EPIC dive. I checked the old River record at 53 and all time record for the Coast was as far as I could find 54. I imagine it was only a matter of time...nuff said listeners.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell with crab -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Cerberilla sp. 1 -1
Colpodaspis sp. 2 -38
Costasiella kuroshimae -2
Costasiella formicaria -2 Gary's first record
Cratena lineata -12
Dermatobranchus sp. 15 -1
Doto sp. 3 -14
Doto sp. 4 -4
Elysia sp. 17 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -3
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina lotos -3
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1
* Goniobranchus daphne -47
Goniobranchus geometricus -5
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -25
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -6
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 8 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -1
Hallaxa sp. 1 -1
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3 -1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -1
Hypselodoris obscura -12
Hypselodoris zephyra -1
Kabeiro christianae -3
Kaloplocamus sp. 3 -1
Liloa brevis shell -3
Lomanotus sp. 7 -2
Lomanotus vermiformis -1
Mariagalja sandrana -45
Niparaya sp. 1 -1
Niparaya sp. 22? -1
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Placida sp. 2 -2 NEW SPECIES
Plocamopherus sp. 3 -1 NEW SPECIES
Polycera sp. 1 -1
Retusa planospira shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -3
Tenellia sp. 24 -3
Tenellia sp. 49 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -6
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Tornatina sp. 7 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -11
Unidentia sp. 2 -2
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 4 -24
Unidentia sp. 14 -18
Entry
Clarity
Exit
Suface
Gymnodoris sp. 20 escaping
Placida sp. 2 NEW SPECIES x2
Placida sp. 2 NEW SPECIES x2
Placida sp. 2 NEW SPECIES x2
Placida sp. 2 NEW SPECIES
Placida sp. 2 NEW SPECIES
Dermatobranchus sp. 15
Costasiella formicaria x2
Costasiella formicaria x2
Roxaniella leucampyx
Liloa brevis
Mariagalja sandrana x4
Mariagalja sandrana
Mariagalja sandrana
Mariagalja sandrana
Facelina sp. 11
Substrate
Retusa planospira
Goniodoridella sp. 1
The Icon
Substrate Big Rock
Niparaya sp. 1
Look up!
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 4
Mariagalja sandrana
Goniobranchus daphne
Tenellia sp. 23 x2
Mariagalja sandrana
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Tenellia sp. 24
Philinopsis speciosa
Goniodoridella savignyi
Tenellia sp. 24
Substrate
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3
Goniodoridella sp. 8
Tenellia sp. 23
Cerberilla sp. 1
Bulbaeolidia alba
Tornatina sp. 1
Hallaxa sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Fish Cage
Unidentia sp. 14
Cratena lineata
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Polycera sp. 1
Costasiella kuroshimae
Kaloplocamus sp. 3
Kaloplocamus sp. 3
Goniodoridella savignyi
Thuridilla carlsoni
Niparaya sp. 22?
Niparaya sp. 22?
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 4
Goniobranchus Daphne x4
Unidentia sp. 2
Doto sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 1
Kabeiro christianae
Kabeiro christianae largest
Doto sp. 3
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus
Hypselodoris zephyra
Still there...
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
Lomanotus sp. 7
Lomanotus vermiformis
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Doto sp. 4
Goniobranchus daphne
Flabellina lotos
Elysia sp. 17
Facelina bourailli
Costasiella kuroshimae
Doto sp. 3
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Plocamopherus sp. 3 NEW SPECIES
Unidentia sp. 14 x2
Seal Rock
Atys semistriatus
Goniobranchus daphne
Tenellia sp. 49
Tornatina sp. 7
Elysia sp. 17
Hypselodoris obscura
Resurfacing
The close of the day
