8 species sighted at Fish Cage to Highrise, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 20-09-2022.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 153 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 20 C water temperature, 6 m viz.
Another dive to take in because the tides turn to darkness and there is weather trouble a coming. The water is warming up. It took about 2 minutes to record our 1109th species - Elysia sp. 43. Thecacera pennigera is doing very well. Today Thecacera pennigera out numbered Murphydoris cobbi, let's hope that trend keeps going!
Species and number thereof sighted
Atys sp. shell -1
Doto sp. 3 -2
Elysia sp. 43 -1 NEW SPECIES
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -6
Tenellia sp. 49 -1
Thecacera pennigera -7
Unidentia sp. 1 -3
Sunny entry
Clarity
Clarity
Surface
Elysia sp. 43 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 43 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 43 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 43 NEW SPECIES
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Stoney
Atys sp.
Substrate
Liloa brevis
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi x3
Murphydoris cobbi laying egg mass
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
Flatworm
Tenellia sp. 49
Flatworm
Unidentia sp. 1
Doto sp. 3 x2
