Nudibranch Central: Species List: 08-01-2023, Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Species List: 08-01-2023, Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

26 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 08-01-2023.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 301 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 26-27 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

A 9 am 1.9 m tidal flow getting in four hours before is the perfect outing! My first 300 this year. Great to be on the bottom. Well 26 species is alright! There was a tiny Philinopsis speciosa but it took ff before the camera could be turned on. A nice sozed Gymnodoris nigricolor finally for great video. Plocamopherus tilesii was found on the orange half pipe...what a beauty. Three Niparaya animals were found one looks different from the rest, one uncertain. A tiny Phyllaplysia sp. was found on Halimeda. And when the tide turned it got real smoky real quick.

Species and number thereof sighted:

Dendrodoris arborescens -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -2

Gymnodoris nigricolor -1

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1

Gymnodoris sp. 35 -1

Haminoea sp. 17 shell -2

Idaliadoris maugeansis -many young

Liloa brevis shell -6

Lomanotus vermiformis -1

Mnestia sp. 1 shell -1

Murphydoris cobbi -31