22 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 01-07-2023.
A single shore entry night dive with Gary, David and Robert of 140 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 10+ m viz.
Despite a short dive this winter night dive was epic! Can you imagine recording a Umbraculum umbraculum in the river? I was so happy to see this lumpy beauty! 3 Come-back-species great to see again. Unidentia animals were almost everywhere.
Species and numbers sighted:
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Doto sp. 3 -2
Flabellina lotos -25
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -2
Lomanotus vermiformis -2
Murphydoris cobbi -32
Philinopsis pilsbryi -1 Come-back-species
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile -1
Retusa sp.1 shell -1
Sebadoris fragilis -1 Come-back-species
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 38 -1
Tenellia sp. 70 -1
Umbraculum umbraculum -1 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Unidentia sp. 1 -200+
Unidentia sp. 9 -2 Come-back-species
Entry
Exit
Surface
Sunsetting
The Pipe
Ready
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Flabellina lotos
Snail
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi and Unidentia sp. 1
Lomanotus vermiformis
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Flatworm
Murphydoris cobbi
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus geometricus juvenile
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile
Tenellia sibogae
Unidentia sp. 1 and Unidentia sp. 9
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella savignyi
Tenellia sp. 70
Umbraculum umbraculum NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Umbraculum umbraculum NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Umbraculum umbraculum NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Umbraculum umbraculum NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Umbraculum umbraculum NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Umbraculum umbraculum NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Umbraculum umbraculum NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Flabellina lotos
Doto sp. 3
Doto sp. 3
Goniobranchus setoensis
Goniobranchus geometricus
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Flabellina lotos
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Tenellia sp. 38
Sebadoris fragilis Come-back-species
Tenellia sibogae
Hypselodoris obscura
Philinopsis pilsbryi Come-back-species
Dendrodoris denisoni
