42 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 09-12-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Sheryl of one 311 minute dive. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
After a really heavy rain that didn't stop us from doing our fav past time. As it turned out the river was untouched. The 1.8 m tidal flow was very tame getting in 4 hours before high tide. Half way through the dive the viz got to a nice 6 m. We managed to record some nice species including 2 new ones. Sheryl joined the River 300 Club, nice work. Buryed under the snad and from under a rock I plucked out a good sized Hydatina physis. For me seeing Atys semistriatus, 9 Limacia ornata, 4 species of Philinopsis and of course the Godivas. An epic dive for sure.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aglaja fulvipunctata -1
Atys semistriatus -1, shell -1
Carminodoris sp. 6 -1 NEW SPECIES
Cratena lineata -8
Dendrodoris nigra -1
Elysia pusilla -2
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 7 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -12
Facelina sp. 13 -1
Flabellina lotos -27
Godiva sp. 4 -11
Godiva sp. 6 -1 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1
Goniobranchus daphne -16
* Goniodoridella savignyi -23
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -17
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hydatina physis -1
Hypselodoris obscura -9
Kabeiro christianae -1
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis -1
Limacia ornata -9
Mnestia sp. 1 -1
Myja sp. 1 -3
Philinopsis sp. 4 -1
Philinopsis sp. 5 -1
Philinopsis sp. 7 -2 Second sighting
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -4
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -4
Retusa pygmaea shell -1 NEW SPECIES
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia sibogae -6
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 70 -4
Unidentia sp. 1 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -3
Unknown juvenile -1
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Ready
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
Myja sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Godiva sp. 4
Godiva sp. 4
Godiva sp. 4
Retusa amphizosta
Godiva sp. 4
Godiva sp. 4
Godiva sp. 4
Goniobranchus daphne
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sp. 70
Elysia pusilla
Fish Cage
Shoot
Substrate
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Hypselodoris obscura
Dendrodoris nigra
Phyllodesmium opalescens x2
Hydatina physis as found
Hydatina physis plucked out
Substrate
Flabellina lotos in the wind
Pteraeolidia semperi
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Gymnodoris amakusana
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Retusa amphizosta
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Rostanga sp. 1
Limacia ornata x2
Facelina bourailli
Limacia ornata x2
Hypselodoris obscura
Limacia ornata x4
Flatworm
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 14
Substrate
Shoot
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniodoridella savignyi
Kabeiro christianae
Tenellia sp. 23
Unidentia sp. 14
Atys semistriatus
Myja sp. 1 x2
Facelina sp. 11
Atys semistriatus
Substrate
Substrate
Substrate
Facelina sp. 11
Liloa brevis
Cratena lineata x2
Carminodoris sp. 6 NEW SPECIES
Carminodoris sp. 6 NEW SPECIES
Unknown juvenile
Unknown juvenile
Seal Rock
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 1
Substrate
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
Limacia ornata
Elysia pusilla
Facelina sp. 7
A party of Goniobranchus daphne
Philinopsis sp. 7
Philinopsis sp. 4
Facelina sp. 13
Philinopsis speciosa
Godiva sp. 4
Retusa pygmaea NEW SPECIES
Godiva sp. 6 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Hydatina physis
