34 species sighted at Fish Cage from Split Rock to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 05-12-2023.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 245 minutes, 1.6 m, maximum depth 5.7 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
After a bailout dive yesterday armed with a new long hose it was dive time. Got in 5 hours before high tide 1.6. Some interesting critters were seen. Wow just when you think you have seen it all magic happens, three New Species that do not match anything we have. That Plocamopherus is extraordinary! That new Gymnodoris fat and very lumpy plus bushy gills...more extraordinary! Then another new Gymnodoris with near circle gills with red spots and no viscera showing. This was another great river outing...this river keeps on giving. What next! 701 species have been recorded in the river!
Species and numbers recorded:
Atys semistriatus -1
Dendrodoris denisoni -3
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -5
Facelina bourailli -1
Flabellina lotos -1
Flabellina pseudolotos -2
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -2
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniobranchus geometricus -5
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -5
Goniodoridella unidonta -1
Gymnodoris sp. 32 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 42 -1 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 43 -1 NEW SPECIES
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Hypselodoris sp. 10 -3
Idaliadoris maugeansis -2
Kabeiro christianae - many young
Murphydoris cobbi -13
Myja sp. 2 -2
Okenia sp. 12 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Plakobranchus ocellatus -1
Plocamopherus sp. 4 -1 NEW SPECIES
Pteraeolidia semperi -3
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -4
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -4
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 70 -3
Unidentia sp. 1 -60+
Unidentia sp. 4 -6
Unidentia sp. 14 -50+
Entry
Clarity
Making ready
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
Idaliadoris maugeansis
That float and line
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Unidentia sp. 4
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Okenia sp. 12 new name coming!
Murphydoris cobbi
Flabellina pseudolotos
Gymnodoris sp. 32
Eubranchus sp. 10
Substrate
The other Ovulid
Myja sp. 2 many young
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Elysia sp. 11
The other second Ovulid
Split Rock
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris sp. 10 gills showing
yellow spots
Gymnodoris sp. 42 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus geometricus
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 14
Flatworm
Murphydoris cobbi
The Pipe
Flatworm
Murphydoris cobbi
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Substrate
The Ovulid
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniodoridella unidonta
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Myja sp. 2 mating pair
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniobranchus daphne
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris sp. 10 gills showing
yellow spots
Tenellia sp. 23
Plakobranchus ocellatus
Plakobranchus ocellatus
Dendrodoris denisoni
Tenellia sp. 70
Pteraeolidia semperi
Hypselodoris obscura
Gothum City
Tenellia sp. 70
Plocamopherus sp. 4 NEW SPECIES
Plocamopherus sp. 4 NEW SPECIES
Plocamopherus sp. 4 NEW SPECIES
Plocamopherus sp. 4 NEW SPECIES
Plocamopherus sp. 4 NEW SPECIES
Plocamopherus sp. 4 NEW SPECIES
Rostanga sp. 1
Pteraeolidia semperi
Dendrodoris denisoni
Rostanga sp. 1 spawn
Goniobranchus setoensis
Rostanga sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 43 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 43 NEW SPECIES
My friend
Flabellina pseudolotos
Seal Rock
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Atys semistriatus
Pteraeolidia semperi
Facelina bourailli?
Facelina bourailli?
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Substrate
The other Ovulid
Stirrin it up!
