25 species sighted at Toilet block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 27-01-2022.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Sheryl of 312 minutes. Maximum depth 6.6 m, 27 C water temperature, 5 m viz.
I again love midweek diving with plenty of parking! With a 1.3 m tidal flow it was time to dive Toilet Block. After descent through the fresh water layer the water cleared up nicely to 5 m vis and just enough current to wipe away the fluff. A very light Dermatobranchus sp. 16 and a very red Unidentia sp. 17 proved to be different to anything we have found so far. Two new species! Cratena pawarshindeorum were out in force today. Flabellina lotos was most common. And seeing Jorunna sp. 6 again was a treat.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Chromodoris sp. 6 -2
Cratena pawarshindeorum -10
Dendrodoris nigra -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 -1 NEW SPECIES
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -1
Doto sp. 7 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina sp. 11 -1
* Flabellina lotos -24
Goniobranchus daphne -9
Goniobranchus splendidus -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -2
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -9
Jorunna sp. 6 -2
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis shell -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -2
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
Unidentia sp. 17 -1 NEW SPECIES
Verconia simplex -1
Entry
Making ready
Surface
Whodat?
Liloa brevis
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Substrate under the fresh water layer
Flabellina lotos
Hypselodoris obscura
Dendrodoris nigra
Dendrodoris nigra close-up
Substrate
Shoot!
Substrate
Egg masses
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Chromodoris sp. 6
Chromodoris sp. 6
Chromodoris sp. 6
Flabellina lotos
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa
Flatworm
Unidentia sp. 17 NEW SPECIES
Unidentia sp. 17 NEW SPECIES
Unidentia sp. 17 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus daphne
Aceol Flatworm
Flatworm
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 NEW SPECIES
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 NEW SPECIES
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 NEW SPECIES
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 NEW SPECIES
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Flatworm
Flatworm
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Goniobranchus daphne
A beautiful worm
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Flabellina lotos
Verconia simplex
Facelina sp. 11
Goniobranchus splendidus
Doto sp. 7
Substrate
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Pteraeolidia semperi
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Flabellina lotos
Snail
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Friends
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella savignyi
Pteraeolidia semperi
Jorunna sp. 6 egg mass
Jorunna sp. 6
Goniobranchus daphne
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 NEW SPECIES
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 NEW SPECIES
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 NEW SPECIES
