51 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 12-12-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of one 308 minute dive. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
Since the dives for Nudibranch Day at Sunreef were cancelled due to inclement weather the river worked a treat. Fifty species with two new species, not bad if you ask me. The second sighting of Gastropteron minutum was beautiful. An undescribed Bulla shell was recorded and looks like nothing we have seen. A 2 mm Aeolid was caught moving over the channel sand, another new species from this great river. Finding a Retusa planospira shell for the second time was also great. Come to think about it this was an epic one.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -3
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Bulla sp. 2 shell -1 NEW SPECIES
Colinatys sp. 1 -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -3
Costasiella usagi -1
Cratena lineata -7
Cratena sp. 3 -1
Dendrodoris arborescens -1
Elysia sp. 17 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina sp. 11 -16
* Flabellina lotos -32
Gastropteron minutum -1 SECOND SIGHTING
Godiva sp. 6 -1
Goniobranchus daphne -22
Goniobranchus geometricus -5
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -27
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -21
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -9
Kabeiro christianae -5
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young
Liloa brevis shell -3
Limacia ornata -7
Mnestia sp. 1 -1, shell -1
Niparaya sp. 11 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -2
Placida kevinleei -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -4
Retusa planospira shell -1 SECOND SIGHTING
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -6
Tenellia sp. 23 -7
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tenellia sp. 70 -2
Tenellia sp. 72 -1 NEW SPECIES
Thuridilla carlsoni -4
Tornatina sp. 1 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -2
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 3 -5
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -19
Unknown green slug -1
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Ready
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Liloa brevis
Bulla sp. 2 shell NEW SPECIES
Limacia ornata
Knoutsodonta maugeansis many young
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella savignyi
Facelina sp. 11
Friends at Fish Cage
Cratena lineata
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Liloa brevis
Substrate
Substrate
Godiva sp. 6
Godiva sp. 6
Godiva sp. 6
Godiva sp. 6
Limacia ornata x2
Tenellia sp. 24
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Limacia ornata
Cratena lineata
Placida kevinleei
Goniobranchus daphne
Colinatys sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 3
Goniobranchus daphne
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 2
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 14
Cratena lineata x2
Flabellina lotos
Niparaya sp. 11
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Atys semistriatus
Atys semistriatus
Substrate
Substrate
Kabeiro christianae
Goniobranchus geometricus
Kabeiro christianae
Unidentia sp. 14
Bulbaeolidia alba
Unknown green slug
Hypselodoris obscura juvenile
Goniobranchus daphne
Thuridilla carlsoni
Tenellia sp. 23
Costasiella kuroshimae
Costasiella kuroshimae x2
Elysia sp. 17
Retusa amphizosta
Tenellia sp. 23
Unidentia sp. 4
Unidentia sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Mnestia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 70
Eubranchus sp. 10
Hypselodoris obscura
Flatworm
Tenellia sp. 72 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 72 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 72 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 72 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 72 NEW SPECIES
Retusa sp. 6
Retusa amphizosta
Dendrodoris arborescens
Cratena sp. 3
Limacia ornata x2
Phyllodesmium opalescens x2
Tornatina sp. 1
Beautiful Flatworm
Roxaniella leucampyx
The Icon
Costasiella usagi
Retusa planospira SECOND SIGHTING
Substrate
Substrate
Substrate
Bulla sp. 2 NEW SPECIES
Godiva sp. 6
Limacia ornata
Goniobranchus setoensis
Godiva sp. 6
Costasiella usagi
Dendrodoris arborescens
Tenellia sp. 72 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 72 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 72 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris amakusa
Flabellina lotos unusual clubs
Goniobranchus geometricus
Gastropteron minutum SECOND SIGHTING
