36 species sighted at Fish Cage upriver, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 27-12-2021.
A single shore entry dive with Gary, Sheryl and David of one 304 minute dive. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
Since Sheryl and David wanted to get wet it was off to the bottom we went. The water was a little dirty with a max of 4 m vis. A live Weinkauffia reliqua was nice to see. I showed the guys the Melibe egg mass and I took a tape measure and what was there was 450 mm. I collected some of it and some was lost. When I compared the original mass and this one today, the original has to be 900 mm long! WOW! Another super find were two Cratena pawarshindeorum...they are back! Another new Gymnodoris with black rhinophores. This one has internal organs that are different from what we have.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atagema sp. 4 -1
Colinatys sp. 1 -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Cratena lineata -2
Cratena pawarshindeorum -2
Doto sp. 3 -1
Embletonia gracilis -1
Facelina sp. 11 -4
* Flabellina lotos -14
Goniobranchus daphne -6
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus sinensis -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -13
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 34 -1 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 32 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -4
Melibe japonica -many young
Niparaya sp. 36 -1
Placida kevinleei -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -4
Retusa sp. 6 shell -2
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sibogae -1
Tenellia sp. 70 -2
Tenellia sp. 72 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Tornatina gordonis shell -1
Tornatina sp. 3 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 3 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
Weinkauffia reliqua -1
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Hello
Retusa sp. 6
Goniobranchus daphne
Doto sp. 3
Atagema sp. 4
Lamellaria
Hypselodoris obscura
Liloa brevis
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Retusa sp. 6
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Tornatina sp. 3
Pteraeolidia semperi
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
Placida kevinleei
Goniodoridella sp. 6 x2
Flabellina lotos
Facelina sp. 11
Goniobranchus sinensis
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sibogae
Melibe japonica egg mass
Melibe japonica veligers
Hypselodoris obscura
Fish Cage
Tenellia sp. 72
Tenellia sibogae
Friends
Shoot
Flabellina lotos
Liloa brevis
Retusa amphizosta
Flatworm
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Unidentia sp. 14
Flabellina lotos
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena lineata
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Costasiella kuroshimae
Flatworm
Cratena lineata
Goniobranchus geometricus (Scarface)
Goniobranchus geometricus
Colinatys sp. 1
Thuridilla carlsoni
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 34 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 34 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 32
Embletonia gracilis
Gymnodoris sp. 32
Tornatina gordonis
Colinatys sp. 1
Retusa amphizosta
Roxaniella leucampyx
Melibe japonica veligers
Flatworm
Me fishing
Gymnodoris sp. 34 NEW SPECIES
Embletonia gracilis
Gymnodoris sp. 32
Pteraeolidia semperi
Melibe japonica veligers
Tenellia sp. 72
