13 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 21-02-2022.
A single shore entry morning with Gary and Sheryl of 300 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 27 C water temperature, 4-6 m viz.
Beginning of mid-week diving what a joy. Sheryls time off from work a nice way to be. With the huge dumping of silt the species count is low. The water clarity has been much better. Cratena pawarshindeorum continues to dominate the river, but for how long. Seeing Knoutsodonta maugeansis and Limacia ornata again was great. Presenting the newly described species Murphydoris cobbi.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys sp. 7 shell -1
Cratena lineata -4
* Cratena pawarshindeorum -65
Cratena simba -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -7
Flabellina lotos -6
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Hypselodoris obscura -21
Knoutsodonta maugeansis -2
Liloa brevis shell -2
Limacia ornata -1
Murphydoris cobbi -6
Retusa amphizosta shell -3
Entry
Clarity
Exit
Buddy
Surface
Substrate upon dropping in
Searching
Flatworm
Murphydoris cobbi
Liloa brevis
Hypselodoris obscura
Substrate
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus daphne
Hypselodoris obscura
Flatworm
Substrate
Cratena simba
Knoutsodonta maugeansis v
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Limacia ornata
Murphydoris cobbi
A tattered Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum and Flabellina lotos
Cratena lineata
Cratena lineata
Cratena pawarshindeorum x3
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Substrate
Cratena pawarshindeorum x3
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Retusa amphizosta
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Knoutsodonta maugeansis
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Murphydoris cobbi
Hypselodoris obscura
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus daphne
Seal Rock
Retusa amphizosta
Liloa brevis
Atys sp. 7
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Substrate
I saw many of these for the first time
Flabellina lotos
Hello there!
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Flabellina lotos
Hypselodoris obscura
Limacia ornata x2
Stoney
