Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Species List: 09-09-2024, Upriver Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 35 species sighted at Upriver Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 09-09-2024.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 240 minutes, 1.3 m, maximum depth 5.2 m, 22 C water temperature, 4-6 m viz.

More Spring hunting to do!  Hunting turned out to very successful. A new white Unidentia was on display. Phyllodesmium opalescens was a banger and posing quite nicely. 10 Bulbaeolidia alba were recorded WOW! And then 7 Placida kevinleei WOW! Limacia ornata was a real treat to see again. I could go on - this was a fruitful 4 hours of bliss...

Species and numbers recorded:

Bulbaeolidia alba -10
Cratena lineata -5
Cratena simba -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -9
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -4
Facelina sp. 20 -1
Flabellina lotos -6
Flabellina pseudolotos -7
Goniobranchus daphne -6
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella unidonta -16
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Kabeiro christianae -many young
Liloa brevis shell -5
Liloa sp. 3 shell -1
Limacia ornata -1
Lomanotus vermiformis -4
Murphydoris cobbi -21
Murphydoris sp. 12 -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Placida kevinleei -7
Rostanga sp. 1 -2
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 38 -1
Tenellia sp. 44 -4
Tenellia sp. 69 -3
Unidentia sp. 1 -33
Unidentia sp. 3 -2
Unidentia sp. 4 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -15
Unidentia sp. 22 -1 NEW SPECIES

Early entry

Clarity

Surface

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 14 

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 14 

Tenellia sibogae

Murphydoris cobbi

Float

Rostanga sp. 1 x2

Liloa brevis

Murphydoris cobbi  x2

Goniodoridella savignyi

Lamellaria

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Substrate

Tenellia sibogae

Goniobranchus daphne

Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 4

Phyllodesmium opalescens

Bulbaeolidia alba 

Unidentia sp. 1 x3

Rostanga sp. 1

Fish Cage

Anemone

Anemone

Flabellina pseudolotos x2

Lomanotus vermiformis 

Cratena lineata 

Cratena lineata and Flabellina pseudolotos

Limacia ornata

Limacia ornata

Flabellina pseudolotos

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniobranchus daphne

Eubranchus sp. 10 x3

Murphydoris cobbi 

Someone moved the orange box!

Substrate

Substrate

Flabellina lotos

My friend

Hypselodoris obscura

Flabellina lotos

Placida kevinleei

Murphydoris sp. 12



Goniodoridella unidonta

Placida kevinleei

Murphydoris cobbi

Gothum City

Placida kevinleei 

Flabellina pseudolotos

Facelina sp. 3

Tenellia sp. 38

2 Tenellia sp. 44 and Tenellia sp. 69

Tenellia sp. 44

Tenellia sp. 69

Kabeiro christianae

Cratena lineata

Substrate

Flabellina lotos

Snail

Eubranchus sp. 10

Eubranchus sp. 10 x3

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Bulbaeolidia alba

Cratena simba

Eubranchus sp. 3 

Goniodoridella unidonta

Bulbaeolidia alba

Hypselodoris obscura

Facelina bourailli 

Placida kevinleei 

Seal Rock

Unidentia sp. 22  NEW SPECIES

Unidentia sp. 22  NEW SPECIES

Lomanotus vermiformis

Facelina bourailli 

Placida kevinleei 

Tenellia sp. 44

Unidentia sp. 4

Goniodoridella unidonta x3

Facelina sp. 11

Liloa brevis

Facelina sp. 11