14 species sighted at Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 18-11-2022.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 135 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 24 C water temperature, 3 m viz.
A beautiful warm sunny day and no rellies! A pleasent surprise was turning over a stick and seeing Atalodoris maugeansis, this is another "come-back-species", also seeing two Flabellina sp. 4 on Fish Cage - what a surprize! There is still a bit of silt about. Near the end of the dive the vis dropped. Murphydoris cobbi and Goniodoridella savignyi are the most common species.
Species and number thereof sighted:
Atalodoris maugeansis -1 come-back-species
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Doto sp. 3 -1
Elysia sp. ?? -1 NEW SPECIES????
Flabellina sp. 4 -2 come-back-species
Goniodoridella savignyi -9
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -10
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Retusa pygmaea shell -1
Tenellia sp. 49 -3
Tenellia sp. 60 -1
Unidentia sp. 3 -3
Unidentia sp. 5 -3
Sunny entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
Tenellia sp. 60
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
Substrate
Goniodoridella savignyi
Tenellia sp. 49
Atalodoris maugeansis come-back-species
Goniodoridella savignyi
Retusa pygmaea
Substrate
Goniodoridella savignyi
Bulbaeolidia alba
Murphydoris puncticulata
A nice sized egg mass
Bulbaeolidia alba
Flabellina sp. 4 come-back-species
Elysia sp. ?? NEW SPECIES?
Unidentia sp. 3
Fish Cage
