34 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 10-10-2023.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 164 minutes. Maximum depth 5.3 m, 22 C water temperature, 6 m viz.
Get in before the early late times come. Water not as clear as last week due to swell and wind, up to 6 m very nice for me! Found a second Hypselodoris (obscura) with yellow spots on the gills, new species. Goniobranchus geometricus and Doto sp. 3 were very common today. Another Come-back-species was found today Elysia coodgeensis. Murphydoris cobbi have dropped away. Nice dive!
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Colpodaspis sp. 1 -6
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Cratena lineata -3
Doto sp. 3 -19
Elysia coodgeensis -1 Come-back-species
Eubranchus sp. 3 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Flabellina lotos -2
Flabellina pseudolotos -2
Goniobranchus albonares -4
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniobranchus geometricus -17
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -13
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Hypselodoris sp. 10 -1 (with yellow spots on outer side of gills) NEW SPECIES
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -5
Murphydoris sp. 9 -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -2
Tenellia sp. (red and yellow sibogae) -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -3
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tenellia sp. 71 -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -2
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -11
Middle of the day entry
Clarity
Surface
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris sp. 9
Tenellia sp. 24
Costasiella kuroshimae
Costasiella kuroshimae
Tornatina sp. 1
Substrate
Goniodoridella savignyi
Tenellia sp. 47
Goniobranchus geometricus
Tenellia sp. 71
Tenellia sp. 71
Tenellia sp. 24
Goniobranchus albonares x2
Haminoea sp. 19
Retusa amphizosta
Substrate
Goniodoridella savignyi
The Ovulid
The Ovulid new home - happy
Tenellia sp. 24
Goniobranchus albonares
Bulbaeolidia alba
Goniobranchus geometricus
Unidentia sp. 14
Colpodaspis sp. 1
Colpodaspis sp. 1
Doto sp. 3
Eubranchus sp. 3
Goniobranchus albonares
Goniobranchus geometricus
Elysia coodgeensis Come-back-species
Doto sp. 3
Tenellia sp.
Gothum City
Goniodoridella savignyi
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Flabellina pseudolotos
Flabellina pseudolotos
Cratena lineata
Cratena lineata
Flabellina lotos
Eubranchus sp. 3
Gothum City
Hypselodoris obscura
Eubranchus sp. 10
Unidentia sp. 14
Doto sp. 3
Substrate
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 3
Goniobranchus daphne
Unidentia sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1 spawn
Rostanga sp. 1
Special friend
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniobranchus setoensis
Seal Rock
Hypselodoris sp. 10 NEW SPECIES
Hypselodoris sp. 10 NEW SPECIES
Unidentia sp. 4
Point Rock
