Nudibranch Central: June 2022

Friday, June 24, 2022

Species List: 20-06-2022, Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

0 species sighted at Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 20-06-2022.

A single solo shore entry morning with Gary of 145 minutes. Maximum depth 4.3 m, 20 C water temperature, 6 m viz.

A 1.3m tidal flow was in order so TB it was. The site has little if any improvement. No live Nudibranchs. Rock bottoms are skeletons only. A few Bubble Shells were recorded. The D7 drysuit worked a treat, warm and bone dry.

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

Waiting for Bob Burns thoughts...

Entry

The View

Clarity

Surface

Substrate

Waiting...

Substrate

Some new growth

Waiting...

Substrate

Waiting...

Dead Bryzoan

Bivalve

Waiting...

Friday, June 17, 2022

Species List: 07-06-2022, Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

4 species sighted at Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 17-06-2022.

A single solo shore entry morning with Gary of 118 minutes. Maximum depth 5.1 m, 20 C water temperature, 4 m viz.

The river is still dead no live Nudibranchs. Bubble shells were seen but not common. No food sources to be seen. Quite a bit of debris on the bottom.

Species and number thereof sighted

Atys semistriatus shell -1 (Current blew it away as I readied the camera)

Liloa brevis shell -1

Retusa amphizosta shell -1

Retusa sp. 6 shell -2

Early entry

Clarity

other clarity

Surface

Substrate

Retusa sp. 6

Fish Cage

Retusa amphizosta

Liloa brevis

Substrate

Retusa sp. 6

Sunday, June 12, 2022

Species List: 11-06-2022, Gneering Shoals, The Trench, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

17 species sighted at Gneering Shoals, The Trench, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 11-06-2022.

A double boat entry morning with Gary and friends Nudibranch Day Sunreef of 50 minutes. Maximum depth 19 m, 21 C water temperature, 8 m viz.

Another great outing was had today. Everyone searched their heart out for the elusive nudibranch. Some nice finds were had. The Play-doe Nudibranch making contest was a winner. After that it was Rice Boi....YUM.

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

Ardeadoris rubroannulata -1

Bulbaeolidia alba -1

Chromodoris elisabethina -8

Chromodoris kuiteri -3

Chromodoris lochi- 1

Chromodoris magnifica -1

* Doriprismatica atromarginata -9

Glossodoris rufomarginata -1

Glossodoris vespa -1

Hypselodoris bullockii -1