9 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 29-08-2022.
A single solo shore entry morning with Gary of 156 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 17.6 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
Today was a time to get in after Fran and Nevar's dive. Great to see come-back-species! It has been about a year since Siphopteron makisig was seen in the river, it a tiny but there! Yippee! I shot a little sequence of Elysia sp. 17 eating what appeared to be a "nut". Fish Cage is getting back to normal in regards to species and food sources, not so with Rotunda.
Species and number thereof sighted
Bulbaeolidia alba -1 (blew away)
Elysia sp. 17 -2
Eubranchus sp. 24 -1 NEW SPECIES
Murphydoris cobbi -1
Myja sp. 1 -3
Retusa amphizosta shell -1 (blew away)
Siphopteron makisig -1
Thecacera pennigera -7
Unidentia sp. 1 -6
Early entry
Early exit
Surface
Substrate upon entry
Flatworm
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Substrate
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
Yummy hydroids
Elysia sp. 17
Murphydoris cobbi
Siphopteron makisig
Siphopteron makisig
Siphopteron makisig
Eubranchus sp. 24 NEW SPECIES
Eubranchus sp. 24 NEW SPECIES
Myja sp. 1
Myja sp. 1 egg mass
Myja sp. 1
Myja sp. 1
Elysia sp. 17
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera and finger
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
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Eubranchus sp. 24 NEW SPECIES
Eubranchus sp. 24 NEW SPECIES