38 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 29-12-2023.
A single shore entry dive with Gary, David, Sheryl and Robert of 215 minutes, 1.8 m, maximum depth 6.1 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
This was the last dive off 2023 and it didn't disappoint. The highlight was the Come-back-species Thuridilla carlsoni , very nice to see. There were many Nudibranchs to see today...
Species and numbers recorded:
Atys semistriatus shell -1
Cratena lineata -3
Dendrodoris denisoni -5
Doto sp. 3 -3
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -5
Goniobranchus daphne -14
Goniobranchus geometricus -6
Goniobranchus setoensis -12
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -5
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella unidonta -3
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -3
Gymnodoris sp. 42 -6
Hypselodoris obscura -12
Kabeiro christianae -2
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -14
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -2
Plakobranchus ocellatus -1
Pleurobranchus weberi -1
Plocamopherus sp. 4 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -2
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -4
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 49 -1
Tenellia sp. 70 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1 Come-back-species
Unidentia sp. 1 -11
Unidentia sp. 4 -3
Unidentia sp. 14 -18
Entry
Clarity
Three-quarters of the Team...
Surface
Ready
Goin to work
Substrate upon descent
Kabeiro christianae
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus splendidus
Substrate
Doto sp. 3
Goniobranchus setoensis
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1 x2
Unidentia sp. 4
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 4
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Dendrodoris denisoni
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus geometricus
Atys semistriatus
Substrate
Twins
Tenellia sp. 23
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Pleurobranchus weberi
Pleurobranchus weberi
Shooting Pleurobranchus weberi
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniobranchus geometricus
Hypselodoris obscura
Doto sp. 3
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Plocamopherus sp. 4
Goniodoridella unidonta
Dendrodoris denisoni
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Substrate
Goniobranchus daphne
Flabellina lotos
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus daphne
Eubranchus sp. 10
Philinopsis falciphallus
Goniodoridella savignyi
Gymnodoris sp. 42
Tenellia sp. 70
Facelina sp. 11
Pteraeolidia semperi
Doto sp. 3
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Rostanga sp. 1
My special friend
Murphydoris puncticulata
Seal Rock
Thuridilla carlsoni Come-back-species
Pteraeolidia semperi
Goniobranchus setoensis
Liloa brevis
Dendrodoris denisoni
Dendrodoris denisoni
Doto sp. 3
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Cratena lineata
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Doto sp. 3
Tenellia sp. 49
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Thuridilla carlsoni Come-back-species
Gymnodoris sp. 42
Dendrodoris denisoni
Tenellia sp. 70
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Pleurobranchus weberi
Doto sp. 3
Plocamopherus sp. 4
Plocamopherus sp. 4
Pteraeolidia semperi
Tenellia sibogae
Little Octopus
Goniodoridella savignyi
