18 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 25-05-2024.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 148 minutes, 1.3 m, maximum depth 5.6 m, 22 C water temperature, 3-4 m viz.
This was the first river outing this month due to diving in PNG for 2 weeks. Winter is coming. Some nice nudibranchs were seen today as an ealty start.
Kelly-Anne (KA) and Thomas were diving as well, they got in after me. They spotted Hypselodoris obscura and Gymnodoris sp.! Where was I??
There was a lot of sand inundation since the last dive. The red gorgonian at the first bommie was nearly covered up.
Species and numbers recorded:
Cratena lineata -200+
Eubranchus sp. 10 -5
Facelina bourailli -1
Flabellina lotos -9
Flabellina pseudolotos -1
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniodoridella unidonta -5
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -3
Haminoea sp. shell -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Kabeiro christianae -3
Liloa brevis shell -3
Murphydoris cobbi -12
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -1
Tenellia sp. 70 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -100+
Unidentia sp. 6 -3
Unidentia sp. 11 -1
Early entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
The Pipe Ovulid
Cratena lineata KA
Hypselodoris obscura KA
Hypselodoris obscura KA
Gymnodoris sp. 10 KA
Gymnodoris sp. 10 KA
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Flabellina lotos
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
Flabellina lotos
Cratena lineata
Facelina bourailli
Goniobranchus daphne
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Unidentia sp. 11
Substrate
Substrate
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Gothum City
Goniodoridella unidonta
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sp. 70
Kabeiro christianae spawn
Kabeiro christianae
Kabeiro christianae
Substrate
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10
Substrate
Goniodoridella unidonta
Seal Rock
Flabellina pseudolotos
Unidentia sp. 6
Liloa brevis
Murphydoris cobbi
Haminoea sp.
Goniobranchus daphne
