22 species sighted at Rotunda upriver, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 28-07-2023.
A single shore entry dive with Gary, Fran and Nevar of 101 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 19 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.
Another Friday outing with water that looked so nice! Started at the High Rise and worked our way back. We had a short one but tried to see how many species we could find in that time, 22 isn't too bad, including a Come-back-species and a second sighting.
Species and numbers sighted:
Cratena lineata -2
Dendrodoris denisoni -2
Doto sp. 3 -1
'Flabellina' pseudolotos -6
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Liloa brevis shell -1
Limacia ornata -2
Murphydoris cobbi -100+
Niparaya sp. 42 -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Polycera sp. 1 -1 Come-back-species
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Tenellia sp. 73 -1 Second sighting
Trapania brunnea -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -50+
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 5 -1
Unidentia sp. 9 -1
Clarity
The Way
Yum
Entry Exit
Surface
Ahhhh SiltFin
Substrate upon descent
'Flabellina' pseudolotos
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Cratena lineata
A friend
Unidentia sp. 1
'Flabellina' pseudolotos
Dendrodoris denisoni
Unidentia sp. 9
Limacia ornata
More yum
Dendrodoris denisoni piece
Snail
Tenellia sp. 73 Second sighting
Niparaya sp. 42
Trapania brunnea
Seal Rock
Shoot
Wutdat
Doto sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 5
Pleurobranchus peronii
Shoot Pleurobranchus peronii
Pleurobranchus peronii
Substrate Wall
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Limacia ornata
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 44
Polycera sp. 1 Come-back-species
Murphydoris cobbi
Liloa brevis
Tenellia sp. 44
Unidentia sp. 2
Niparaya sp. 42
Tenellia sp. 24
Niparaya sp. 42
Murphydoris cobbi
Pleurobranchus peronii
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniodoridella savignyi
Polycera sp. 1 Come-back-species
Pleurobranchus peronii
