Species List: 17-07-2022, Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 5 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 17-07-2022.

A single morning solo shore entry dive with Gary of 95 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 17.6 C water temperature, 4 m viz.

Winter water is here! 17.6 C temp felt pretty cool, the drysuit worked a treat. Fran and Nevar dived too but I never saw them. Finally seeing live nudibranchs was a good sign. Murphydoris cobbi were seen by us all. Super to also see hydroids, sponges, ascidians and a stone fish. The river is in recovery mode. 

Species and number thereof sighted

Liloa brevis shell -2

Murphydoris cobbi - 6

Retusa amphizosta shell -1

Retusa sp. 6 shell -1

Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1

Entry

Clarity

Exit

Surface

Substrate

Ascidian

Murphydoris cobbi

Hydroids!

Liloa brevis?

Hydroids!

Hydroids!

Roxaniella leucampyx

Nice growth

Large bi-valve

Substrate

Substrate

Retusa sp. 6

The egg mass

The yellow bucket with egg mass

The Group

Substrate

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