20 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 25-03-2023.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 301 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 28 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.
Early morning weekend OK! The water was quite clear once the current picked up. The viz was quite good up to 8 m. Some nice nudibranchs were found. The largest Pleurobranchus weberi were recorded todat at just over 200 mm crawling. Seven Come-back-species! Magnificent!
Species and numbers sighted:
Carminodoris flammea -1
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Dendrodoris nigra -1 Come-back-species
Doto sp. 3 -4
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2 Come-back-species
Facelina sp. 11 -1 Come-back-species
Haminoea sp. 20 shell -2
Liloa brevis shell -4
Lomanotus vermiformis -15
Murphydoris cobbi -13
Myja sp. 1 -2
Niparaya sp. 1 -1 Come-back-species
Niparaya sp. 16 -1
Pleurobranchus weberi -1 Come-back-species
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Thordisa sp. 7 -1 Come-back-species
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -6
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 12 -2 Come-back-species
Early entry
Clarity
Exit
Surface
Ready to go
Substrate
Liloa brevis
Murphydoris cobbi
Haminoea sp. 20
The Pipe
Flatworm
Substrate
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 12 Come-back-species
Murphydoris cobbi
Egg mass
The Sun came out substrate and followers
Doto sp. 3
Haminoea sp. 20
Thordisa sp. 7 Come-back-species
Thordisa sp. 7 Come-back-species
Thordisa sp. 7 Come-back-species
Thordisa sp. 7 Come-back-species
Dendrodoris denisoni
Dendrodoris denisoni
Stoney
Pleurobranchus weberi x2 Come-back-species
Pleurobranchus weberi Come-back-species
Pleurobranchus weberi Come-back-species
Pleurobranchus weberi Come-back-species
Pleurobranchus weberi Come-back-species
Unidentia sp. 1
Lomanotus vermiformis
Lomanotus vermiformis
Lomanotus vermiformis
Lomanotus vermiformis
Stoneys
Facelina sp. 11 Come-back-species
Dendrodoris nigra Come-back-species
Shoot
Myja sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1 egg mass
Rostanga sp. 1
Niparaya sp. 1 Come-back-species
Eubranchus sp. 10 Come-back-species
Doto sp. 3
Seal Rock
Carminodoris flammea
The Icon
Flatworm
Flatworm
Niparaya sp. 16
Tornatina sp. 1
Friends
Egg masses
Flatworm
Flatworm
Myja sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10
Unidentia sp. 1
Thordisa sp. 7
Thordisa sp. 7
Dendrodoris denisoni
Pleurobranchus weberi
Lomanotus vermiformis
Unidentia sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 3 and Unidentia sp. 1
Facelina sp. 11
Dendrodoris nigra
Myja sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Doto sp. 3
Carminodoris flammea
Unidentia sp. 3
Anemone
