53 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 04-11-2023.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 304 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 24 C water temperature, 6+ m viz.
David just got back from a holiday and so diving we went and boy was it good! 7 Come-back-species! Wow! Doto rosacea a New record for the river. Wow! Yes without boasting, This is the best dive since the 2022 floods. Wow! I'll let the images and list do the rest of the talking...
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Cratena lineata -1
Doto rosacea -1 New record for the river / Come-back-species
Doto sp. 3 -30+
Elysia sp. 40 -20+
Eubranchus sp. 3 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina sp. 11 -4
Flabellina lotos -2
Flabellina pseudolotos -7
Goniobranchus albonares -2
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1 Come-back-species
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne -16
Goniobranchus geometricus -30+
Goniobranchus setoensis -30+
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -6
Goniodoridella savignyi -30+
Gymnodoris sp. 13 -2 Come-back-species
Gymnodoris sp. 36 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -7
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Jorunna parva -3
Jorunna sp. 3 -2 Come-back-species
Liloa brevis shell -1
Limacia ornata -6
Lomanotus vermiformis -1
Mnestia sp. 1 - 20
Murphydoris cobbi -30+
Myja hyotan -1 Come-back-species
Myja sp. 1 -many young
Niparaya sp. 4 -3
Niparaya sp. 48 -1 [ Come-back-species ]
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllaplysia lafonti -2
Phyllodesmium opalescens -3 Come-back-species
Pleurobranchus weberi juvenile -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -2
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia puellula -1
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -25+
Tenellia sp. 23 -4
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Tenellia sp. 44 -7
Tenellia sp. 66 -2
Tenellia sp. 69 -3
Unidentia sp. 1 -30+
Unidentia sp. 3 -9
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -30+
Verconia simplex -1 Come-back-species
Entry
Clarity
Ready
Surface
Substrate upon decsent
Goniobranchus setoensis
Elysia sp. 40
Gymnodoris sp. 13 Come-back-species
Goniobranchus geometricus
Phyllodesmium opalescens Come-back-species
Goniobranchus daphne
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniodoridella savignyi
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniobranchus setoensis
Goniodoridella savignyi
Fish Cage
Shoot
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniobranchus daphne
Bulbaeolidia alba
Murphydoris cobbi
Retusa amphizosta
Tenellia sp. 69 spawn
Tenellia sp. 69
Unknown spawn
Mnestia sp. 1
Mnestia sp. 1
Snail
Unknown spawn
Substrate
Substrate
Substrate
Idaliadoris maugeansis
The Ovulid
The green algae
Elysia sp. 40
Elysia sp. 40 x2
Elysia sp. 40 spawn
Tenellia sibogae
Goniobranchus albonares
Bommie 1
Jorunna sp. 3 Come-back-species
Flabellina pseudolotos
Flabellina pseudolotos
Unidentia sp. 14
Limacia ornata x2
Unidentia sp. 1
Limacia ornata
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus daphne
Doto sp. 3
Myja hyotan Come-back-species
Tenellia sibogae x2
Murphydoris cobbi
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Philinopsis speciosa
Jorunna sp. 3 Come-back-species
Tenellia sp. 23
Unidentia sp. 4. x2
Bulbaeolidia alba
Jorunna parva
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Jorunna parva
Jorunna parva
Goniobranchus setoensis
Flabellina lotos
Substrate
Pleurobranchus weberi juvenile
Unidentia sp. 3
Goniobranchus geometricus x2
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Doto sp. 3
Jorunna parva
A freind
Tenellia sp. 23
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 24
Flabellina lotos
Tenellia puellula
Tenellia sp. 24
Murphydoris cobbi
Seal Rock
Tenellia sp. 66
Tenellia sp. 66 x2
Lomanotus vermiformis
Tenellia sp. 44
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus Come-back-species
Mnestia sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Time and gas
The Icon with spong face
Unidentia sp. 1 party
Limacia ornata x2
Niparaya sp. 48
Niparaya sp. 4
Flatworm
Flatworm
Tenellia sibogae
Eubranchus sp. 3
Tenellia sp. 44
Tenellia sp. 44
Tenellia sp. 23
Murphydoris cobbi
Facelina sp. 11
Retusa sp. 6
Phyllaplysia lafonti
Philinopsis falciphallus
Flatworm
Liloa brevis
Gymnodoris sp. 36
Doto rosacea
New record for the river / Come-back-species
Elysia sp. 40
Verconia simplex Come-back-species
Phyllodesmium opalescens Come-back-species
Goniobranchus albonares
Murphydoris cobbi
Bulbaeolidia alba
Tenellia sp. 66
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Jorunna sp. 3 Come-back-species
Limacia ornata x2
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Myja hyotan Come-back-species
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Cratena lineata
Elysia sp. 40
Tenellia puellula
Niparaya sp. 48
Doto rosacea
New record for the river / Come-back-species
Eubranchus sp. 3
Jorunna parva
Phyllaplysia lafonti
Philinopsis falciphallus
Rostanga sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 13 Come-back-species
