40 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 19-07-2023.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 302 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 15 m viz.
If you want perfection... clarity of water, lots of nudibranchs, not much current and great scenery then today's dive was just that! Best species count since the floods. Lots of super growth and colour coming back. A Myja sp. I have not seen before and 4 Come-back-species - so good.
Species and numbers sighted:
Costasiella sp. 1 -1 Come-back-species
Cratena lineata -2
Cratena simba -1
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Doto racemosa -1 Come-back-species
Doto sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Flabellina lotos -14
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -67
Hydatina physis -1 Come-back-species
Hypselodoris obscura -9
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Kabeiro christianae -3
Liloa brevis shell -1
Limacia ornata -1
Murphydoris adusta -2
Murphydoris cobbi -150+
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Murphydoris sp. 11 -1
Myja sp. 4 -1 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 38 -1
Niparaya sp. 42 -1
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Placida kevinleei -3
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia puellula -1 Come-back-species
Tenellia sibogae -12
Tenellia sp. 24 -10
Tenellia sp. 70 -3
Tenellia sp. 72 -1
Trapania brunnea -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -200+
Unidentia sp. 5 -2
Weinkauffia reliqua -1
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris puncticulata
The Float
Murphydoris cobbi
Hydatina physis Come-back-species
Hydatina physis Come-back-species
Hydatina physis Come-back-species
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 10
Tenellia sibogae
Eubranchus sp. 3
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Tenellia sibogae
WOW
Split Rock
Substrate
Goniobranchus daphne
Tenellia sp. 24
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Snail
Substrate
Wutha?
Fish Cage
Kabeiro christianae
Tenellia sp. 24
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 24
Liloa brevis
Another friend
Murphydoris adusta
Niparaya sp. 38
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Flatworm
Unidentia sp. 1 and Unidentia sp. 5
Doto racemosa Come-back-species
Trapania brunnea
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus setoensis
Murphydoris adusta
Placida kevinleei
Tenellia puellula Come-back-species
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 70
The Aquarium in Gothum City
Flabellina lotos
Goniobranchus geometricus
Tenellia sp. 70
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Cratena lineata
Myja sp. 4 NEW SPECIES
Look up!
Placida kevinleei
WOW a Palm Tree
Cratena lineata
Limacia ornata
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
A friend
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1 many young
Dendrodoris denisoni
Seal Rock
Doto sp. 3
Tenellia sibogae
Flabellina lotos x2
Cratena simba
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sp. 72
Goniodoridella savignyi
Flabellina lotos
Costasiella sp. 1 Come-back-species
Big Rock
The Icon
Flatworm
Here is the Sun...
Hypselodoris obscura
Niparaya sp. 42
Weinkauffia reliqua
