Nudibranch Central: October 2022

Monday, October 31, 2022

Species List: 31-10-2022, Fish Cage to Pineapple Fish Cave, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

8 species sighted at Fish Cage to Pineapple Fish Cave, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 31-10-2022.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 192 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 24 C water temperature, 4-6 m viz.

Another great time on the substrate before the storms come. Better vis than what other had yesterday. But what is great is two new species, an all white Lomanotus sp. 8 and Thordisa sp. 6. The river keeps on giving...

Myja sp. 1 was spotted in some hydroids but the current would not allow me record it so I collected it to shoot at home only to discover to my shock the sea water I left in the bottle had 'gone off'. Here is a poor photo of it.

Species and number thereof sighted:

Liloa brevis shell -1

Lomanotus sp. 8 -1 NEW SPECIES

Murphydoris cobbi -23

Myja sp. 1 -1

Retusa amphizosta shell -1 (blew away in current)

Thordisa sp. 6 -1 NEW SPECIES

Unidentia sp. 1 -5

Unidentia sp. 3 -1

Sunny entry

Clarity

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Fish Cage

Substrate

Thordisa sp. 6 NEW SPECIES

Liloa brevis

Murphydoris cobbi

Murphydoris cobbi and many young

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 1

Murphydoris cobbi

Flatworm

Murphydoris cobbi

Murphydoris cobbi x2

Unidentia sp. 1

Lomanotus sp. 8 NEW SPECIES

Token

Unidentia sp. `

Unidentia sp. 3

Unidentia sp. 1

Flatworm

A big healthy bunch of white hydroids

Seal Rock

A dead Myja sp. 1

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Species List: 27-10-2022, Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

8 species sighted at Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 27-10-2022.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 166 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 23 C water temperature, 1-3 m viz.

With a big 1.9 m tidal flow I decided to give it a go and see if the profiler did any damage. Well it didn't seem to have done so. Murphydoris cobbi where quite common today. I am sure the tidal flow keep many animals at bay.

Species and number thereof sighted:

Eubranchus sp. 3 -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -2

Haminoea so. 18 shell -1

Liloa brevis shell -1

Murphydoris adjusta -1

Murphydoris cobbi -21

Murphydoris puncticulata -1

Unidentia sp. 3 -1