27 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 10-07-2024.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 240 minutes, 1.2 m, maximum depth 5.0 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 10 m viz.
Harvey go away.
With rain behind us and a bit of sun it time to dive the river. Clear cool water greeted me at 8 am. One thing I found amazing was how quiet it was, almost like a vacuum. Lots of Nudibranchs were seen. On the decline were Cratena lineata, Flabellina lotos and Flabellina pseudolotos, food sources gone. A 30 mm Lomanotus vermiformis was recorded. The second sighting of Tenellia sp. 77 was a great find.
Four hours of bliss!
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Cratena simba -1
Costasiella sp. 1 -1
Cratena lineata -22
Eubranchus sp. 3 -3
Facelina bourailli -2
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Facelina sp. 14 -2
Flabellina lotos -8
Flabellina pseudolotos -2
Goniobranchus daphne -6
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella unidonta -18
Gymnodoris sp. 26 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Idaliadoris maugeansis -4
Liloa brevis shell -3
Lomanotus vermiformis -1
Murphydoris cobbi -24
Murphydoris puncticulata -6
Murphydoris sp. 11 -1
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile -2
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia sp. 70 -2
Tenellia sp. 77 -1 (second sighting)
Unidentia sp. 1 -18
Unidentia sp. 14 -2
Early entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
Facelina bourailli
Rostanga sp. 1 spawn
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1 spawn
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Idaliadoris maugeansis spawn
Idaliadoris maugeansis x2
Flatworm
Substrate
Murphydoris puncticulata
Murphydoris puncticulata
Goniodoridella unidonta
Eubranchus sp. 3
Facelina sp. 14
Goniodoridella savignyi
Cratena lineata x2
Unidentia sp. 1
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile
Cowrie
Murphydoris puncticulata
Nice snail
Goniobranchus daphne
Bulbaeolidia alba
Cratena lineata
Murphydoris cobbi
Hypselodoris obscura
Tenellia sp. 77 (second sighting)
Tenellia sp. 77 (second sighting)
Tenellia sp. 77 (second sighting)
Flabellina lotos
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina lotos
Murphydoris cobbi
Flabellina lotos
A crawling head - Cratena lineata
Hypselodoris obscura
Gothum City
Tenellia sp. 70
Goniobranchus daphne
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus daphne
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile
Flabellina pseudolotos
Substrate
Murphydoris sp. 11
Bulbaeolidia alba
Look up!
Facelina sp. 11
Tenellia sp. 70
Eubranchus sp. 3
Healthy food source
Unidentia sp. 14 and Unidentia sp. 1
Costasiella sp. 1
Seal Rock
Gymnodoris sp. 26
Substrate
The Icon
Facelina bourailli
Cratena simba
Gymnodoris sp. 26
Lomanotus vermiformis
Lomanotus vermiformis
Substrate
Channel Marker
Liloa brevis
Fish Cage
