10 species sighted at Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 03-09-2022.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 181 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 18.5 C water temperature, up to 5 m viz.
Rain all night and a southerly wind at the start but we had a great dive in-spite of it. Richie and Chris went the other way. After the dive we found out they recorded a white Elysia with dark rhinophores.... another new species! Seeing come-back-species like Tenellia sp. 49 and Lophodoris sp. 1 were wonderful. Eight more Thecacera pennigera were found today as well including a mating pair. The river is looking good...
Species and number thereof sighted
Elysia sp. 17 -1
Elysia sp. 42 -1 NEW SPECIES
Liloa brevis shell -1
Lophodoris sp. 1 -1
Murphydoris cobbi -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Tenellia sp. 49 -1
Thecacera pennigera -8
Unidentia aliciae -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -4
Rainy entry
Clarity
Ready
Surface
Substrate on entry
Unidentia aliciae
Unidentia sp. 1
Shoot
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Substrate
Substrate
Thecacera pennigera mating pair
Thecacera pennigera mating pair
Flatworm party
Flatworm
Retusa amphizosta
Elysia sp. 17
Eegs, where is it??
Thecacera pennigera
Lophodoris sp. 1
Thecacera pennigera
Murphydoris cobbi
Thecacera pennigera
Tenellia sp. 49
Unidentia sp. 1
Flatworm
Liloa brevis
Lophodoris sp. 1
Elysia sp. 42 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 42 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 42 NEW SPECIES
Lophodoris sp. 1
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera laying eggs
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
Tenellia sp. 49
Flatworm
Flatworm
Thecacera pennigera mating pair
Thecacera pennigera mating closeup
Thecacera pennigera
Elysia sp. 17
