33 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 26-07-2023.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 242 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 19 C water temperature, up to 6+ m viz.
Get in while the going is good I always say. Vis has dropped to 6+ m due to a swell on the outer reefs. Perfect for us. 33 species is a great day. 19C water temp, the Apeks suit is working just fine, I think I can go the whole winter! Fiding the weirdest Lomanotus I have ever seen, Lomanotus sp. 15 another NEW SPECIES Plus a Gymnodoris that does not match any that we have, Gymnodoris sp. 38 another nEW SPECIES. Murphydoris cobbi are as far as I could see were on every rock! a Pleurobranchus peronii the size of my palm was found from under a rock, very nice! Lots of nice critters made for a nice outing! 3 more Come-back-species!
Species and numbers sighted:
Colpodaspis sp. 2 -1
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Doto sp. 4 -2
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -4
'Flabellina' pseudolotos -3
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -29
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 38 -1 NEW SPECIES
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Lomanotus sp. 15 -1 NEW SPECIES
Murphydoris cobbi -200+
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Myja hyotan -1 Come-back-species
Niparaya sp. 4 -1 Come-back-species
Niparaya sp. 11 -1
Niparaya sp. 25 -1
Niparaya sp. 42 -2
Niparaya sp. 43 -1
Philinopsis speciosa -4
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Polycera sp. 6 -1 Come-back-species
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Tenellia puellula -1
Tenellia sibogae -4
Tenellia sp. 24 -6
Tenellia sp. 70 -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -100+
Weinkauffia reliqua shell -1
Entry
Clarity
Thataway
Exit
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Fish Cage
Goniodoridella savignyi
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Polycera sp. 6 - 4 mm
Polycera sp. 6
Polycera sp. 6
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Hypselodoris obscura
Tenellia sp. 24
Tenellia sp. 24
Niparaya sp. 11
The Pipe
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 1
Elysia sp. 11
Elysia sp. 11
Colpodaspis sp. 2
Philinopsis speciosa
Philinopsis speciosa
Niparaya sp. 42
Niparaya sp. 25
Gymnodoris sp. 38 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 38 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 38 NEW SPECIES
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus geometricus
Doto sp. 4
Doto sp. 4
Unidentia sp. 1 party
Weinkauffia reliqua
Dendrodoris denisoni
Goniodoridella savignyi
Tenellia puellula
Hypselodoris obscura
Myja hyotan
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus
'Flabellina' pseudolotos
'Flabellina' pseudolotos
Goniobranchus daphne
Lomanotus sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Lomanotus sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Lomanotus sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Lomanotus sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Murphydoris puncticulata
Flabellina lotos
Flatworm
Goniobranchus daphne
Seal Rock
Pleurobranchus peronii
Pleurobranchus peronii
Niparaya sp. 4
Liloa brevis
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