50 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 30-11-2021.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of one 255 minute dive. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 25 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
Again rain is here. It rained all the pervious night so I thought I would go down to the river and see how it looked below the fresh water layer. I long-poled the GoPro off the stair and it looked good enough to go hunting. 50 species on this dive, not bad. Facelina sp. 19 is similar to Facelina bourailli but the lack of any red line makes it another new species. An orange colour-form of Knoutsodonta maugeansis was nice to record. Two pairs of Phyllodesmium opalescens were stunning. Four live Mnestia sp. 1 and two live Colinatys sp. 1 were also nice to find. The Halimeda presented many cryptic Elysia pusilla today. Another epic dive in a special river.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Colinatys sp. 1 -2
Costasiella kuroshimae -5
Cratena lineata -15
Elysia pusilla -13
Elysia sp. 17 -1
Elysia sp. 33 -1
Elysia sp. 40 -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -4
Facelina sp. 19 -1 NEW SPECIES
Flabellina lotos -22
Goniobranchus daphne -29
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
* Goniodoridella savignyi -100+
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -17
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -2
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -2
Gymnodoris sp. 13 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -2
Haloa crocata shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -15
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis shell -2
Mnestia sp. 1 -4
Niparaya sp. 1 -5
Niparaya sp. 11 -4
Niparaya sp. 13 -1
Niparaya sp. 20 -1
Niparaya sp. 32 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -4
Placida fralila -1
Polycera sp. 5 -1
Polycera sp. 9 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Retusa waughiana shell -1
Stiliger ornatus -1
Tenellia puellula -1
Tenellia sibogae -9
Tenellia sp. 23 -5
Tenellia sp. 24 -3
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -2
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 15 -14
Decider
Clarity
Entry
Surface
Elysia sp. 40
Arrowed - Placida fralila
Stiliger ornatus
Flabellina lotos
Cool snails
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Phyllodesmium opalescens x2
Fish Cage
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Unidentia sp. 14
Elysia pusilla
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sp. 24
Knoutsodonta maugeansis (orange)
Knoutsodonta maugeansis (orange)
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Goniodoridella savignyi
Polycera sp. 9
Liloa brevis
Costasiella kuroshimae
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Costasiella kuroshimae
Goniodoridella savignyi
Niparaya sp. 11
Pteraeolidia semperi
Elysia sp. 33
Niparaya sp. 11
Costasiella kuroshimae
Colinatys sp. 1
Substrate
Substrate
Retusa waughiana
Niparaya sp. 32
Niparaya sp. 13
Gymnodoris amakusana
Gymnodoris amakusana
Mnestia sp. 1
Costasiella kuroshimae
Lamellaria
Tenellia sp. 23 x3
Snail
Hypselodoris obscura
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniodoridella savignyi mating pair
Niparaya sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Gymnodoris sp. 13
Substrate shallows
Substrate shallows
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniobranchus daphne
Unidentia sp. 3
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 5
Haloa crocata
Tenellia sp. 23
Goniodoridella sp. 5
Facelina sp. 19 NEW SPECIES
Facelina sp. 19 NEW SPECIES
Facelina sp. 19 NEW SPECIES
Facelina sp. 19 NEW SPECIES
Facelina sp. 19 NEW SPECIES
Thuridilla carlsoni
Elysia pusilla
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Unidentia sp. 4
Hypselodoris obscura
Polycera sp. 5
Niparaya sp. 20
Tenellia puellula
Elysia pusilla
Elysia pusilla
Elysia pusilla
Goniobranchus daphne
Thuridilla carlsoni
Elysia sp. 17
Elysia pusilla
Goniobranchus geometricus
Tenellia sp. 44
Mnestia sp. 1
Elysia pusilla
Facelina sp. 11
Elysia pusilla x2
Tenellia sibogae
Elysia pusilla
Elysia pusilla x2
Elysia pusilla
A friend
Retusa amphizosta
Flabellina lotos
Elysia pusilla
