Sunday, March 12, 2023

Species List: 12-03-2023, Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

19 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 12-03-2023.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 317 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

David wants to dive at night so off we went! This was a full night dive. Facelina sp. 3 another COME-BACK-SPECIES

Species and numbers sighted:

Aglaja fulvipunctata -3
Atys sp. 7 shell -1
Carminodoris sp. 6 -1
Dendrodoris nigra -1
Doto sp. 3 -3
Facelina sp. 3 -1 COME-BACK-SPECIES
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. -1
Hallaxa sp. 3 -1 NEW SPECIES
Liloa brevis shell -1
Lomanotus vermiformis -17
Murphydoris cobbi -14
Myja sp. 1 -1
Retusa sp. 1 shell -2
Tenellia sp. 38 -1
Unidentia aliciae -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -7
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 5 -1

Entry

Clarity

Exit

Making ready

Surface

Murphydoris cobbi x2

Murphydoris cobbi

Bottom beauty

Sleeping

Mr Stone

Goniodoridella savignyi

Flateworm

Unidentia sp. 1

Frog Fish

Lomanotus vermiformis

Lomanotus vermiformis

Myja sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 5 and Unidentia sp. 1

Sleeping

Carminodoris sp. 6

Carminodoris sp. 6

Flatworm

Murphydoris cobbi

Unidentia sp. 1

Lomanotus vermiformis

Unidentia sp. 5

Goniodoridella sp.

Facelina sp. 3  COME-BACK-SPECIES

Facelina sp. 3  COME-BACK-SPECIES

Tenellia sp. 38

Hallaxa sp. 3  NEW SPECIES

Hallaxa sp. 3  NEW SPECIES

Doto sp. 3 x3

Flatworm

Aglaja fulvipunctata

Atys sp. 7

Flatworm

Dendrodoris nigra 

Myja sp. 1