10 species sighted at Fish Cage to High Rise, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 03-11-2022.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Jenny of 139 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 22 C water temperature, 2 m viz.
Jenny came to town and to the river we went. There was a lot of silt on the bottom today and a tame 1.7m tidal flow. At the end of Gothum City at the channel side of the base of a rock was a rather large white hydroid with a Tenellia sp. 67 and two Lomanotus sp. 7 in it...great, more come-back-species.
Species and number thereof sighted:
Anteaeolidiella cacaotica egg masses x3 -many young
Elysia sp. 18 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -3
Haminoea sp. 17 shell -1
Liloa brevis shell -2
Lomanotus sp. 7 -2
Murphydoris cobbi -21
Myja sp. 1? -1
Tenellia sp. 67 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -1
Surface
Jen at the ready
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Anteaeolidiella cacaotica egg mass
Anteaeolidiella cacaotica egg mass
Substrate
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Liloa brevis
Elysia sp. 18
Shoot
Hi Jen
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
Goniodoridella savignyi
Haminoea sp. 17
Goniodoridella savignyi
Hydroid
Tenellia sp. 67
Lomanotus sp. 7
Murphydoris cobbi with egg mass
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 1
Treasure
Myja sp. 1