31 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 28-07-2024.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 245 minutes, 1.5 m, maximum depth 5.7 m, 23 C water temperature, 8-10 m viz.
Get in while the going is great...lots of nudibranchs and clear water. Saw some species I didn't see Monday and didn't see some species I saw on Monday! A juvenile and adult Pleurobranchus peronii were spotted today. Nice to Plocamopherus ceylonicus from under a rock. Tenellia puellula was a treat! Have seen this before and now I am separating it from Tenellia sibogae - Tenellia sp. 80 New Species with white based rhinophores and white spots on the cerata. As I thought another great dive in this magnificent river.
Species and numbers recorded:
Atys sp.? shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Cratena lineata -3
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -4
Flabellina lotos -8
Flabellina pseudolotos -7
Flabellina sp. 4 -2
Goniobranchus daphne -11
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella unidonta -14
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Idaliadoris maugeansis -3
Liloa brevis shell -2
Limacia ornata -2
Lomanotus vermiformis -11
Murphydoris cobbi -20
Placida kevinleei -2
Pleurobranchus peronii -2
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Tenellia puellula -1
Tenellia sibogae -3
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
Tenellia sp. 67 -1
Tenellia sp. 80 -1 NEW SPECIES
Unidentia sp. 1 -17
Unidentia sp. 4 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -23
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Unidentia sp. 14
Look up
Goniodoridella unidonta
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniodoridella unidonta
Unidentia sp. 1
Limacia ornata x2
Unidentia sp. 14
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus daphne
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Hypselodoris obscura mating pair
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 10
Split Rock
Substrate
Pleurobranchus peronii
Pleurobranchus peronii
Tenellia sp. 47
Unidentia sp. 4
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Lomanotus vermiformis
Lomanotus vermiformis 3 mm
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Unidentia sp. 14
Rostanga sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Lamellaria
Pleurobranchus peronii juvenile
Healthy Gorgonian
Tenellia sp. 67
This was not good, chased it to the source
...and collected it
Eubranchus sp. 3
Tenellia sp. 23
Cratena lineata x2
Flabellina sp. 4
Unidentia sp. 4
A friend
Placida kevinleei
Flabellina lotos
Gothum City
Ray has come to say hi
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sp. 80 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 80 NEW SPECIES
Unidentia sp. 14
Placida kevinleei
Ovulid
Bulbaeolidia alb
Tenellia puellula
Bulbaeolidia alb
Flabellina pseudolotos
Flabellina pseudolotos
Seal Rock
Flabellina pseudolotos
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Hypselodoris obscura
Twisted Rock
Flabellina sp. 4
Point Rock
The Spire
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
The Icon
Big Rock
Twin Peaks
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Channel marker
Channel marker base
Liloa brevis
Atys sp.?
Hookers
Fish Cage
