Nudibranch Central: Species List: 13-05-2023, Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Species List: 13-05-2023, 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. 13-05-2023.

A single shore entry dive with Gary, David, Wolfgang and friend of 204 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 6+ m viz.

Route 66 was the call of the day and what a great call it was. 26 species with 4 Come-back-species. 2 very large Pleurobranchus weberi were caught mating on the Boulevard, Recording for just the second time Lomanotus sp. 6 another great find. Unidentia sp. 1 was the most very common species again. Lots of descent viz until high tide then it got nasty.

Species and numbers sighted:

Atys sp. 9 ahell -1

Bursatella leachii -2 Come-back-species

Colpodaspis sp. 2 -9

Dendrodoris fumata -1 Come-back-species

Doto sp. 3 -5

Eubranchus sp. 10 -1

Facelina bourailli -1

Goniobranchus geometricus -1

Goniobranchus setoensis -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -7

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1