35 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 09-12-2024.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 240 minutes, 1.6 m, maximum depth 5.5 m, 26 C water temperature, 4 m viz.
It looks like a bit of rain is coming, so better get in now! Still lots of Nudibranchs to be found. Lots of silt covers everything and when a ray decides to hunt the viz drops to zero! A new Niparaya and a new Unidentia were recorded today, very exciting! Nice to find a couple of very small Ceratodoris trypomandyas among the scollop weed. At the end of Gothum City was another Naisdoris labalsaensis. A couple of Hypselodoris sp. 10 were seen today with their yellow spotted gills. Another great dive in the River!
Species and numbers recorded:
Ceratodoris trypomandyas -2
Cratena lineata -11
Doto sp. 3 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -3
Facelina bourailli -6
Flabellina lotos -24
Flabellina pseudolotos -12
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniobranchus geometricus -4
Goniobranchus setoensis -6
Goniodoridella geminae -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella unidonta -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -7
Gymnodoris sp. 19 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 39 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -16
Hypselodoris sp. 10 -2
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Kabeiro christianae -2
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -17
Naisdoris labalsaensis -1
Niparaya sp. 11 -1
Niparaya sp. 53 -1 NEW SPECIES
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -3
Tenellia sibogae -7
Tenellia sp. 23 -10
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -1
Unidentia sp. 2 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -7
Unidentia sp. 23 -2 NEW SPECIES
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Fish Cage
Unidentia sp. 1
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Rostanga sp. 1
Look up!
Gymnodoris sp. 19
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Goniobranchus setoensis
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 14
Niparaya sp. 53 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 53 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 53 NEW SPECIES
Flabellina lotos
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Goniobranchus daphne gills
Goniobranchus daphne
Flabellina pseudolotos
Cratena lineata
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 14
Cratena lineata
Cratena lineata
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 2
Facelina bourailli
Flabellina pseudolotos
Gothum City
Goniodoridella unidonta
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Kabeiro christianae
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Naisdoris labalsaensis
Gymnodoris sp. 39
Ovulids
Ovulids x2
Doto sp. 3 x2
Flatworms
Double Rock
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris sp. 10 and Hypselodoris obscura
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Facelina bourailli
Seal Rock
Tenellia sp. 24
Goniobranchus setoensis
Unidentia sp. 23 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 11
Liloa brevis
Goniobranchus geometricus x2
The Icon
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
Tenellia sp. 23
Hypselodoris obscura x2
Tenellia sp. 23
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris sp. 10 gills with yellow spots
Hypselodoris obscura x2
Substrate
Substrate
Goniodoridella geminae
Ceratodoris trypomandyas x2
A friend
Goniobranchus geometricus
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Goniodoridella geminae
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Tenellia sp. 24
Flabellina lotos
Tenellia sp. 23 x2
Flabellina pseudolotos
Unidentia sp. 23 NEW SPECIES
