44 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 01-11-2021.
A single afternoon come night shore entry dive with Gary and David of 284 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 23 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
Boy 'o' boy did the viz drop off!! Very particled water. That didn't stop us! Before David arrived Gail showed up so we walked down to Fish Cage stairs and their before us were sone Placida sp. algae clumps. I plucked a couple out to inspect and there were some interesting critters. Placida sp. 1, Okenia plana and Stiliger ornatus were found in the samples! This dive was not the best vis but lots of critters were to be found. 2 Aplysia juliana were found from under a rock in 1.3 m of water among the scollop weed. About 100 mm in length and a New Species! Wow!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aplysia juliana -2 NEW SPECIES!
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Colpodaspis sp. 2 -5
Costasiella kuroshimae -3
Cratena lineata -20
Dendrodoris fumata -1
Doto sp. 3 -3
Elysia sp. 17 -3
Eubranchus sp. 10 -5
Flabellina lotos -2
* Goniobranchus daphne -35
Goniobranchus geometricus -8
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -25
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -7
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -3
Hypselodoris obscura -11
Kabeiro christianae -2
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young
Liloa brevis shell -1
Limacia ornata -1
Lomanotus sp. 5 -1
Lomanotus sp. 7 -3
Lomanotus vermiformis -3
Mariagalja sandrana -9
Niparaya sp. 22? -1
Okenia plana -3
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Placida sp. 2 -31
Polycera sp. 1 -3
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -2
Stiliger ornatus -1
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -4
Thordisa villosa -1
Trapania scurra -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -10
Unidentia sp. 2 -3
Unidentia sp. 3 -7
Unidentia sp. 4 -28
Unidentia sp. 14 -19
Entry
Clarity
Exit
Surface
Ready
Placida sp. 2
Placida sp. 2
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Lomanotus sp. 5
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Fish Cage
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Unidentia sp. 4 x2
Searching
Unidentia sp. 4
Trapania scurra
Niparaya sp. 22
Placida sp. 2
Placida sp. 2 x3
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Tenellia sp. 23
Aplysia juliana NEW SPECIES
Aplysia juliana NEW SPECIES
Aplysia juliana NEW SPECIES
Aplysia juliana NEW SPECIES
Aplysia juliana NEW SPECIES
Aplysia juliana NEW SPECIES
Aplysia juliana NEW SPECIES
Aplysia juliana NEW SPECIES
Aplysia juliana NEW SPECIES
Aplysia juliana NEW SPECIES
Aplysia juliana NEW SPECIES
Aplysia juliana NEW SPECIES egg mass
Lomanotus sp. 7
Bulbaeolidia alba
Substrate up high
An Octopus
Dendrodoris fumata
Dendrodoris fumata
Unidentia sp. 3 -7
Dendrodoris fumata
Hypselodoris obscura
Cratena lineata
Goniobranchus daphne
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus
Substrate
Goniobranchus daphne
Lomanotus vermiformis
Lomanotus vermiformis ?
Lomanotus vermiformis ?
Lomanotus sp. 7 x2
Shoot
Flat worm
Doto sp. 3
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Mariagalja sandrana
Mariagalja sandrana
Cratena lineata
Philinopsis speciosa
Placida sp. 2
Stiliger ornatus
Stiliger ornatus
Placida sp. 2
Placida sp. 2
Placida sp. 2
Okenia plana
Okenia plana
Okenia plana
Placida sp. 2
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Aplysia juliana NEW SPECIES
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 4
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Goniobranchus daphne
Lomanotus vermiformis
Lomanotus rhinomphore
Mariagalja sandrana
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. slime mix
Unidentia sp. 3
Limacia ornata
Gymnodoris sp. 10
