25 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 16-12-2022.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 278 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 25 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
A dive before the weekend and what a dive it was. This dive was epic, seven come-back-species and a new species! Plus a rather large black Frog fish! Exciting to see Limacia ornata come back. Exciting to see a bryozoan with 9 little juvenile Idaliadoris maugeansis from under a rock. A Colpodaspis sp. 1 was found but blew away before I could get the shot. A party of four Dermatobranchus sp. 16 from under a rock was a treat. Also exciting to find finally.... Niparaya sp. 22!! A large beautiful flamboyant Godiva sp. 6 was found as well. Idaliadoris maugeansis wins todays prize of most common species! Wow just Wow!!!
Species and number thereof sighted:
Aglaja fulvipunctata -2 Come-back-species
Atys semistriatus shell -2
Atys sp. 8 shell -1
Colpodaspis sp. 1 -1
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 -4 Come-back-species
Elysia sp. 44 -2 NEW SPECIES
Godiva sp. 3 -2 Come-back-species
Godiva sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Gymnodoris nigricolor -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Idaliadoris maugeansis -16
Liloa brevis shell -4
Limacia ornata -2 Come-back-species
Murphydoris cobbi -9
Murphydoris puncticulata -3
Niparaya sp. 22 -1 Come-back-species
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1, live -1 Come-back-species
Tenellia sp. 24 -9
Tenellia sp. 44 -9
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tenellia sp. 66 -2
Unidentia sp. 3 -1
Sunny entry
Clarity
Exit
Surface
Tenellia sp. 24
Substrate upon descent
Unidentia sp. 3
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Murphydoris puncticulata
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Tenellia sp. 24
Liloa brevis
Tenellia sp. 24 damaged
Limacia ornata Come-back-species
Niparaya sp. 22 Come-back-species
Elysia sp. 44 x2 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 44 x2 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 44 x2 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 44 x2 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 44 x2 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 44 x2 NEW SPECIES
Idaliadoris maugeansis juveniles x9
Idaliadoris maugeansis juveniles
Idaliadoris maugeansis juveniles
Idaliadoris maugeansis juveniles
Idaliadoris maugeansis juveniles
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Limacia ornata Come-back-species
Idaliadoris maugeansis and Limacia ornata Come-back-species
Flatworm
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Dendrodoris denisoni
Dendrodoris denisoni
Godiva sp. 3
Substrate
Flatworm
Philinopsis speciosa Come-back-species
Substrate
Little friend
Flatworm
Retusa amphizosta
A friend
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 party Come-back-species
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 Come-back-species
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 Come-back-species
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Murphydoris puncticulata x2
Gymnodoris nigricolor
Gymnodoris nigricolor
Beautiful flatworm
Retusa amphizosta live! Come-back-species
Tenellia sp. 66
Tenellia sp. 24
Godiva sp. 3 Come-back-species
Tenellia sp. 24
Murphydoris cobbi
Tenellia sp. 44 x2
Tenellia sp. 44
Tenellia sp. 44 x2
Seal Rock
Atys semistriatus
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Atys sp. 8
Tenellia sp. 47
Tenellia sp. 47
Godiva sp. 6
Godiva sp. 6
Atys semistriatus
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 24
The Icon
Gymnodoris sp. 10
