Species List: 22-08-2023, Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 38 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 22-08-2023.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 302 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 21 C water temperature, 10-15 m viz.

Again with clear winter water off I went. Firstly when I downloaded the images from the second camera I realised that 66 images were missing (R0010432-R0010501) I didn't copy those out of the original folder a without knowing. I know that because they were in Automator when I changed the file names. I added to the list what I can recall. FUCK! Installed a tie-off in front of the channel rocks adjacent to the marker, works well and is hidden under two small rocks. I turned all the rocks and found nothing. Quite a few Bubble Shells were seen.

Species and numbers sighted:

Anteaeolidiella ireneae -1

Atys sp. 1 shell -2

Bulbaeolidia alba -2

Colpodaspis sp. 2 -2

Costasiella sp. 9 -1

Cylichnatys campanula shell -1

Dendrodoris denisoni -3

Dermatobranchus sp. 15 -1

Doto sp. 3 -3

Eubranchus sp. 10 -4

Facelina bourailli -1

Flabellina lotos -1

Flabellina pseudolotos-3

Goniobranchus daphne -1

Goniobranchus geometricus -8

Goniobranchus setoensis -2

Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -55

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1

Gymnodoris sp. 25 -1

Haminoea sp. 16 shell -1

Hypselodoris obscura -5

Idaliadoris maugeansis -1

Liloa brevis shell -5

Murphydoris cobbi -150+

Murphydoris puncticulata -1

Myja sp. 1 -many young

Retusa amphizosta shell -1

Retusa sp. 1 shell -1

Rostanga sp. 1 -2

Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -14

Tenellia sp. (red and yellow sibogae) -12

Tenellia sp. 23 -1

Tenellia sp. 24 -2

Tenellia sp. 44 -1

Tenellia sp. 69 -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -7

Unidentia sp. 9 -17

Entry

Clarity

Exit

Surface

Substrate uppon descent

Murphydoris cobbi

Substrate

Fish Cage being swallowed up

Tenellia sp. (red and yellow sibogae)

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Liloa brevis

Doto sp. 3

Spawn

Dermatobranchus sp. 15

Eubranchus sp. 10

Gymnodoris sp. 25

Substrate

Tenellia sp. 24

Substrate

Tenellia sp. (red and yellow sibogae) x2

Tenellia sp. 44

Flatworm

Spawn

Goniobranchus geometricus

Substrate

Tenellia sp. (red and yellow sibogae)

Tenellia sibogae (yellow)

Bulbaeolidia alba

Goniobranchus sp. 6

Goniobranchus sp. 6

Goniobranchus geometricus

Tenellia sibogae (yellow) and

Tenellia sp. (red and yellow sibogae)

Tenellia sibogae (yellow) and

Tenellia sp. (red and yellow sibogae)

Tenellia sibogae (yellow)

Tenellia sp. 69

Unidentia sp. 9

Unidentia sp. 1

Looking up!

Anteaeolidiella ireneae

Unidentia sp. 9

Tenellia sp. 24

Rostanga sp. 1 spawn

Rostanga sp. 1 right

Goniobranchus daphne

Hypselodoris obscura

Unidentia sp. 9

Seal Rock

The Reel tied off

The Reel tied off

Looking up at channel marker WOW

Facelina bourailli

Tie-off covered

Tie-off covered

Tie-off covered

Cylichnatys campanula

Atys sp. 1

Liloa brevis

Liloa brevis

Liloa brevis

Atys sp. 1

Liloa brevis

Whodat

Liloa brevis

Retusa amphizosta

Facelina bourailli

Goniobranchus geometricus

Murphydoris cobbi

Doto sp. 3 x2

Unidentia sp. 9

Unidentia sp. 9

Point Rock

Costasiella sp. 9

Costasiella sp. 9

Substrate and great vis

The Icon is becoming a part of the substrate