19 species sighted at Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 2024-06-14.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Sheryl of 224 minutes, 1.2 m, maximum depth 5.6 m, 20 C water temperature, 2-7 m viz.
A beautiful sunny winters day - what more could we ask for? The water is clearing nicely and it is getting cool. Flabellina animals appeard to be everywhere as well as Cratena lineata. Cratena simba and Facelina sp. 11 were nice surprises. Gymnodoris amakusana was another species to make a come back. Surprising was the fact that Murphydoris cobbi were on the decline.
Species and numbers recorded:
Cratena lineata -100+
Cratena simba -1
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -35
Flabellina pseudolotos -34
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -6
Gymnodoris sp. 26 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -5
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -2
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tenellia sp. 66 -2
Tenellia sp. 70 -9
Unidentia sp. 1 -5
Unidentia sp. 5 -4
Beautiful entry
Clarity
Making ready
Yep ready!
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 5
Flabellina lotos
Channel marker
Shoot!
Tenellia sp. 70
Cratena lineata
Tenellia sp. 70
Flabellina pseudolotos
Flatworm
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sp. 66
Tenellia sp. 66
Whodat?
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Unidentia sp. 5
Murphydoris cobbi
Cratena simba
Unidentia sp. 5
Flabellina pseudolotos
Bubble Wall
Hypselodoris obscura
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sibogae
Cratena lineata
Gymnodoris sp. 26
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Flabellina pseudolotos
The three stooges
The three stooges
Tenellia sibogae
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina pseudolotos x2
Tenellia sp. 47
Gymnodoris amakusana
Liloa brevis
Facelina sp. 11
Murphydoris cobbi
Flabellina pseudolotos
Cratena lineata
Retusa amphizosta
