46 species sighted at Fish Cage from Split Rock to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 2023-11-21.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 259 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 24 C water temperature, 2-4 m viz.
With a week of inclement weather coming A dive was in order. The viz was good enough to see nudibranchs that's for sure. A new Gymnodoris that doesn't match anything we have. Unidentia animals were almost everywhere, some rocks had 10-15. There was a lot of Nudibranchs! Happiness prevailed...
Species and numbers recorded:
Colpodaspis sp. 1 -5
Doto sp. 3 -3
Eubranchus sp. 3 -7
Eubranchus sp. 10 -8
Flabellina lotos -4
Flabellina pseudolotos -14
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniobranchus geometricus -7
Goniobranchus setoensis -2
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -4
Goniodoridella savignyi -4
Gymnodoris amakusana -5
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 41 -1 NEW SPECIES
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3 -5
Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1
Hydatina physis shell remnant -2 not together
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Idaliadoris maugeansis -many young
Jorunna parva -1
Liloa brevis shell -5
Limacia ornata -3
Lomanotus sp. 9 -1
Mnestia sp. 1 -3
Murphydoris cobbi -41
Murphydoris puncticulata -3
Murphydoris sp. 3 -1
Myja hyotan -2
Niparaya sp. 11 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Pleurobranchus weberi -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -4
Rostanga sp. 1 -2
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -5
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Tenellia sp. 47 -2
Trapania brunnea -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -100+
Unidentia sp. 4 -10
Unidentia sp. 6 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -100+
Unknown species -1
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
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Tenellia sp. 24
Unidentia sp. 1
Hydatina physis shell remnant
Unidentia sp. 1
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Tenellia sp. 47
Goniobranchus daphne
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Doto sp. 3
Murphydoris cobbi
Colpodaspis sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10
Lomanotus sp. 9
Lomanotus sp. 9
Goniobranchus daphne
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 14
Murphydoris puncticulata
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3
Limacia ornata
Idaliadoris maugeansis many young
Substrate
Substrate
The Ovulid
Unidentia sp. 4
Tenellia sp. 23
Unidentia sp. 14
Flabellina pseudolotos
Flabellina pseudolotos
Haminoea sp. 19
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Unidentia sp. 14
Murphydoris sp. 3
Eubranchus sp. 3
Goniobranchus daphne
Unknown species
Gymnodoris amakusana
Gymnodoris amakusana
Goniobranchus geometricus
Eubranchus sp. 3
Niparaya sp. 11
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus geometricus
Pteraeolidia semperi
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 4
Goniodoridella savignyi
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Colpodaspis sp. 1 x3
Jorunna parva
Flabellina pseudolotos
Goniobranchus geometricus
Tenellia sibogae
Rostanga sp. 1
Myja hyotan
Myja hyotan
Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Unidentia sp. 4
Unidentia sp. 4
Goniobranchus setoensis
My freind
Limacia ornata x2
Tenellia sp. 24
Tenellia sp. 23
Murphydoris puncticulata
Philinopsis falciphallus
Seal Rock
Mnestia sp. 1
Pleurobranchus weberi juvenile
Unidentia sp. 1 x3
Philinopsis speciosa
Goniodoridella savignyi
Roxaniella leucampyx
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Tenellia sibogae
Flabellina lotos
Pteraeolidia semperi
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniodoridella savignyi
Hydatina physis shell remnant
Gymnodoris sp. 41 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 41 NEW SPECIES
Mnestia sp. 1
Trapania brunnea
Unidentia sp. 4
