Nudibranch Central: Species List: 14-09-2022, Fish Cage to Highrise, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Species List: 14-09-2022, Fish Cage to Highrise, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

9 species sighted at Fish Cage to Highrise, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 14-09-2022.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 180 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 18.6 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.

After a recon yesterday the river looked delicious. So, off I went for 3 hours. The vis was very nice!. A new species of Polycera abei was recorded, very small and unusual compared to the others we have recorded. Siphopteron makisig was really nice to find again as were four Thecacera pennigera, one on the Fish Cage making it the first come-back-species to live on the structure. Another come-back-species found from under a rock was Anteaeolidiella cacaotica with egg mass.

Species and number thereof sighted

Anteaeolidiella cacaotica -1

Doto sp. -many young

Murphydoris cobbi -6

Polycera abei -2 NEW SPECIES

Siphopteron makisig -1

Thecacera pennigera -4

Unidentia aliciae -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -5

Unidentia sp. 3 -1