Thursday, August 31, 2023

Species List: 31-08-2023, Fish Cage from Split Rock, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

27 species sighted at Fish Cage from Split Rock, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 31-08-2023.

A single shore entry dive with Gary, Fran and Nevar of 172 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 10 m viz.

Fran said let's dive before work and I said yes! Clear water awaited. Two Come-back-species Gymnodoris sp. 13 and Hypselodoris jacksoni made it worth while, but wait, a rather large Carminodoris nodulosa with spawn made it worth while as well!! Spotting a very small Idaliadoris maugeansis was a treat from under a rock and a Limacia ornata from under a rock was another treat. It was nice to see a variety of Unidentias. And that Ovulid!!! 

Species and numbers sighted:

Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Carminodoris nodulosa -1
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -many young
Flabellina pseudolotos -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -23
Gymnodoris sp. 13 -1 Come-back-species
Hypselodoris jacksoni -1 Come-back-species
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Liloa brevis shell -2
Limacia ornata -1
Murphydoris cobbi -50+
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -13
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Tenellia sp. 44 -2
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -4
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 6 -2
Unidentia sp. 8 -2
Unidentia sp. 9 -1
Unidentia sp. 11 -1

Entry

Clarity

Surface

Ready to go!

Substrate upon descent

Fish Cage

Limacia ornata 

Unidentia sp. 1 

Substrate

Goniodoridella savignyi

Eubranchus sp. 10 many young

Tenellia sp. 44

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae

Hypselodoris obscura

Unidentia sp. 8

Unidentia sp. 8

Tenellia sibogae

Hypselodoris obscura

Snail

Bulbaeolidia alba

Liloa brevis

What the....

Nudibranch impostor 

Goniodoridella savignyi

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Hypselodoris jacksoni  Come-back-species

Murphydoris cobbi

Murphydoris cobbi

Goniodoridella savignyi

Murphydoris cobbi x2

Unidentia sp. 1

Substrate

Hypselodoris jacksoni  Come-back-species

Flatworm

Liloa brevis

Retusa amphizosta

Tenellia sp. 24

That Ovulid!

Tornatina sp. 1

Dendrodoris denisoni

Shoot

Murphydoris cobbi

Unidentia sp. 6 

Unidentia sp. 2

Look up

Carminodoris nodulosa

Carminodoris nodulosa

Tenellia sp. 44

Flabellina pseudolotos

Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniodoridella savignyi x4

Goniodoridella savignyi x3

Unidentia sp. 11

Tenellia sp. 23

Nice snail

Bulbaeolidia alba

Substrate

Substrate

Carminodoris nodulosa

Carminodoris nodulosa spawn

Gymnodoris sp. 13  Come-back-species

Hypselodoris obscura

Eubranchus sp. 3