19 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 25-01-2022.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 302 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 27 C water temperature, 1 to 3 m viz.
I love midweek diving! The dirty water has improved a little. Three Cratena pawarshindeorum, Diversidoris aurantionodulosa and a Spurilla braziliana were great to see again. This is the first dive I can remember where no Goniodoridella sp. 1 were recorded.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Cratena pawarshindeorum -3
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -16
Goniobranchus daphne -5
Goniodoridella savignyi -7
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Haminoea sp. 17 shell -1
* Hypselodoris obscura -19
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -6
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Retusa sp. 6 shell -2
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Spurilla braziliana -1
Tenellia sp. 66 -1
Sunny entry
Sunny exit
Clarity
Surface
Substrate on entry
Retusa amphizosta
Facelina sp. 11
Hypselodoris obscura
Aceol flatworm
Fish Cage
Flabellina lotos
Roxaniella leucampyx
Flabellina lotos
Dendrodoris denisoni
Dendrodoris denisoni
Dendrodoris denisoni
Flatworm
Oh yes!
The result...
Tenellia sp. 66
Flabellina lotos
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella savignyi x3
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniodoridella savignyi
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Eubranchus sp. 10
Substrate
Flatworm
Goniobranchus daphne
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Retusa sp. 6
Goniobranchus daphne
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
Substrate
Spurilla braziliana
Spurilla braziliana
Liloa brevis
Liloa brevis
View from Big Rock
Phyllodesmium food!
Substrate
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa
I really thought this was a flatworm!!
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Roxaniella leucampyx
Haminoea sp. 17
Retusa sp. 6
Crab/ What crab?
