Thursday, November 3, 2022

Species List: 03-11-2022, Fish Cage to High Rise, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 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
Sunny entry

Clarity

The edge

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