Species List: 30-04-2024, Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 10 species sighted at Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 30-04-2024.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 131 minutes, 1.1 m, maximum depth 5.2 m, 24 C water temperature, 2-4 m viz.

With a big trip coming up the river beckoned once more with a 1.1 m tidal flow. A meter of fresh water on top  and some fluff in the water column did not detract me. Recording Aglaja fulvipunctata again was nice. Lots of Gymnodoris, but only one actually eating!

Species and numbers recorded:

Aglaja fulvipunctata -1

Cratena simba -1

Cratena lineata -56

Doto sp. 3 - 7

Facelina bourailli -7

Flabellina lotos -9

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -11

Hypselodoris obscura -1

Murphydoris cobbi -26

Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -2

Entry

Clarity

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Murphydoris cobbi

Substrate

Murphydoris cobbi

Cratena lineata x2

Flabellina lotos

Substrate

Substrate

Hypselodoris obscura

Facelina bourailli

Icon

Murphydoris cobbi

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Doto sp. 3

Tenellia sibogae

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Doto sp. 3

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Flabellina lotos

Doto sp. 3 x2

Flabellina lotos

Flabellina lotos being eaten by Gymnodoris sp. 10

Gymnodoris sp. 10 eating

Flabellina lotos

Facelina bourailli

Facelina bourailli

Facelina bourailli

Substrate

Murphydoris cobbi 

Cratena simba

Aglaja fulvipunctata

Tenellia sibogae

Nice egg mass

Flabellina lotos

Substrate

Species List: 26-04-2024, Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 15 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 26-04-2024.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 201 minutes, 1.4 m, maximum depth 5.4 m, 23 C water temperature, 2-4 m viz.

After quite a bit rain. everyday. the river looked ok after yesterday's 'GoPro drop and see'. Quite a few nudibranchs were to be seen. Cratena lineata were out in force with Murphydoris cobbi next. Three Cratena simba were nice to see. Lots of sand is present nearly covering the Fish Cage and Table Rock.

Species and numbers recorded:

Atys sp. 7 shell -1

Cratena lineata -200+

Cratena simba -3

Facelina sp. 10 -1

Flabellina lotos -19

Goniobranchus daphne -8

Goniodoridella unidonta -1

Hypselodoris obscura -4

Liloa brevis shell -8

Murphydoris cobbi -42

Retusa amphizosta shell -1

Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -5

Tenellia sp. 70 -2

Unidentia sp. 1 -23

Unidentia sp. 3 -2

Early entry

Clarity

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Fish Cage

Cratena lineata x2

Murphydoris cobbi 

Ovulid

Flabellina lotos party

Goniobranchus daphne sans red spots

Look up

Facelina sp. 10

Cratena lineata x2

Cratena lineata

Cratena lineata

Murphydoris cobbi

Unidentia sp. 1

Substrate

Tenellia sp. 70

Unidentia sp. 1

Flabellina lotos

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sp. 70

Unidentia sp. 1

Friends

Gothum City

Cratena simba

Cratena lineata party

Cratena simba

Goniobranchus daphne

Unidentia sp. 1

Atys sp. 7

Hypselodoris obscura 

Cratena simba

Seal Rock

Stoney

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus daphne

Substrate

Substrate

The Icon

Unidentia sp. 1 party

Cratena lineata party

Got rid of that

Liloa brevis

Retusa amphizosta

Flabellina lotos

Goniodoridella unidonta