Nudibranch Central: Species List: 03-04-2022, Fish Cage to High Rise and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Sunday, April 3, 2022

Species List: 03-04-2022, Fish Cage to High Rise and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

14 species sighted at Fish Cage to High Rise and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 03-04-2022.

A single shore entry morning with Gary and David of 194 minutes. Maximum depth 6.3 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

After over a month the river is back. I am back! Murphydoris cobbi is in big numbers now and egg masses as well. I saw none last Wednesday the 30th March. How exciting, I was so happy. Also recorded were two Murphydoris puncticulata. Happy. Another milestone from todays dive was recording two new species (shells) that were confirmed by Bob Burn. Pyrunculus nitidus and Tornatina apicina make the river species list 600 species! Let's party!

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -3

Atys sp. 9 shell -1

Liloa brevis shell -11

Mnestia sp. 1 shell -1

* Murphydoris cobbi -57

Murphydoris puncticulata -2

Pyrunculus nitidus shell -1 NEW SPECIES (Confirmed by Bob Burn)

Retusa amphizosta shell -7

Retusa sp. 6 shell -1

Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1