24 species sighted at Toilet Block including Bubble Wall, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 29-05-2024.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 202 minutes, 1.2 m, maximum depth 5.5 m, 22 C water temperature, 3-4 m viz.
Winter water is upon us, so get in before the rain comes! A New Record for River found under a rock Platydoris ellioti a great find. A Tenellia sp. 79 and NEW SPECIES was recorded today with a transparent body with white spots and cerata with white spots. There were several Flabellina aurora were seen today. Nice to see another Pteraeolidia semperi.
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Cratena lineata -100+
Cratena simba -2
Dermatobranchus sp. 15 -1
Facelina bourailli -4
Flabellina aurora -11
Flabellina lotos -23
Flabellina pseudolotos -7
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniodoridella unidonta -2
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -19
Gymnodoris sp. 26 -1 Red gills
Gymnodoris sp. 39 -3
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Murphydoris cobbi -16
Murphydoris puncticulata -2
Platydoris ellioti -1 New Record for River
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -8
Tenellia sp. 70 -8
Tenellia sp. 79 -2 NEW SPECIES
Unidentia sp. 1 -6
Unidentia sp. 8? -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
Lovely entry
Claity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris puncticulata
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Gymnodoris sp. 39
Substrate
Cratena lineata
Cratena lineata
Murphydoris cobbi
Cratena lineata
Cratena simba
Murphydoris cobbi with no rhinophores
Unidentia sp. 1
Substrate top of Bubble Wall
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sp. 70
Unidentia sp. 8?
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Goniobranchus daphne
Tenellia sp. 70
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina pseudolotos
The new 3 Stooges
Facelina bourailli
Facelina bourailli
Flabellina aurora
Gymnodoris sp. 26
Flabellina aurora
Flabellina aurora
Platydoris ellioti New Record for River
photobombed by crab!
Platydoris ellioti New Record for River
Platydoris ellioti New Record for River
Platydoris ellioti New Record for River
Platydoris ellioti New Record for River
Flabellina aurora
Flabellina aurora
Tenellia sp. 79 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 79 NEW SPECIES
Bulbaeolidia alba
Substrate
Cratena simba
Dermatobranchus sp. 15
Murphydoris cobbi
Facelina bourailli
Goniodoridella unidonta
Look up
Gymnodoris sp. 39
Pteraeolidia semperi
Murphydoris puncticulata
Murphydoris cobbi
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Goniodoridella unidonta
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina lotos
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Flabellina spawn
