33 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 19-12-2021.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of one 306 minute dive. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.
Early Sunday diving how good is that? The 1.9m tidal flow was healthy but do-able! Gymnodoris was out to play with 2 new ones. The differences involve the organs showing through the body and how they are situated etc. Recording five Dendrodoris arborescens was a treat. A juvenile Knoutsodonta maugeansis was so small I had to try and move it to be sure. Flabellina lotos is still dominating the substrate. Unidentia species are on the decline. Tenellia species are hanging by a thread with very little food.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Cratena lineata -19
Dendrodoris arborescens -5
Dendrodoris nigra -1
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -4
* Flabellina lotos -58
Goniobranchus daphne -16
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -10
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -27
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -4
Gymnodoris sp. 21 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 32 -1 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 33 -1 NEW SPECIES
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -15
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens damaged -1
Placida kevinleei -1
Polycera sp. 5 -1
Retusa amphizosta -1, shell -3
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -6
Tenellia sp. 70 -3
Tenellia sp. 72 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 3 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -2
Weinkauffia reliqua -1
Early entry
Clarity
Early surface
Dendrodoris nigra
Lamellaria
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Flabellina lotos x3
Tenellia sibogae
Unidentia sp. 14
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate
Substrate
Retusa amphizosta
Egg mass
Cratena lineata
Flabellina lotos egg mass
Flabellina lotos x7
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella sp. 1 x2
Unidentia sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus
An old friend
Visitor
Retusa amphizosta
Dendrodoris arborescens x3
Dendrodoris arborescens
Dendrodoris arborescens x3
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Lamellaria
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Dendrodoris arborescens
Facelina sp. 11
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sp. 72
Placida kevinleei
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Cratena lineata
Elysia sp. 11
Unidentia sp. 14
Hypselodoris obscura
Seal Rock
Substrate
Flabellina lotos on substrate
Flabellina lotos
Gymnodoris amakusana
Gymnodoris amakusana
Hypselodoris obscura
Elysia sp. 11
Gymnodoris sp. 33 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 33 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 33 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 32 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 32 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 32 NEW SPECIES
Phyllodesmium opalescens damaged
Retusa amphizosta
Polycera sp. 5
Polycera sp. 5
Cratena lineata
Goniodoridella savignyi
Philinopsis falciphallus
View from Big Rock
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Gymnodoris sp. 21
Liloa brevis
