20 species sighted at Fish Cage upriver to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 24-08-2024.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 182 minutes, 1.6 m, maximum depth 5.7 m, 20 C water temperature, 6+ m viz.
Saturday morning diving at La Balsa - hardly anyone there before I get in and fully packed when I get out! No Bubble shells to be seen. Recording Anteaeolidiella cacaotica and Dendrodoris denisoni again were special. Nice to have Pleurobranchus peronii back. Nice dive with good vis!
Species and numbers recorded:
Anteaeolidiella cacaotica -1
Cratena lineata -2
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -10
Flabellina lotos -2
Flabellina pseudolotos -2
Goniobranchus daphne -6
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniodoridella unidonta -15
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Lomanotus vermiformis -12
Murphydoris cobbi -8
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Placida kevinleei -1
Pleurobranchus peronii -5
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia sp. 24 -3
Unidentia sp. 1 -17
Unidentia sp. 14 -4
Early entry
Clarity
Surface
Fish Cage
Temp
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10 spawn
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella unidonta
Eubranchus sp. 10 x5?
Substrate
Hypselodoris obscura
Rostanga sp. 1
The Pipe
Murphydoris puncticulata
Murphydoris puncticulata
Tenellia sp. 24
Tenellia sp. 24
Cratena lineata
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 1
Anteaeolidiella cacaotica
Snail
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile
Goniobranchus daphne
Pleurobranchus peronii x2
Pleurobranchus peronii x2
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Substrate
Float and thermometers
Friend
Another Friend
Sand wave!
Gothum City
Goniodoridella unidonta
Lomanotus vermiformis x2
Lomanotus vermiformis
Lomanotus vermiformis
Flatworm
Goniobranchus geometricus
Pleurobranchus peronii
Pleurobranchus peronii x2
Substrate
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniodoridella unidonta
Flabellina lotos x2
Placida kevinleei
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Hypselodoris obscura mating pair
Seal Rock
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Dendrodoris denisoni
Dendrodoris denisoni
Goniobranchus daphne
Flabellina pseudolotos
Tenellia sp. 24
Tenellia sp. 24
