36 species sighted at Bubble Wall and Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 29-11-2024.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 301 minutes, 1.3 m!, maximum depth 4.7 m, 27 C water temperature, 6 m viz.
Started the dive from Toilet Block stairs floated up to the second set of stone block at Toilet Block descended and made our way west to Bubble Wall. Sometimes you dive and sometimes you dive big. There were a loy of Deadmans Finger algae some large which housed 3 species5 New Species! A new Eubranchus sp. sitting next to a Placida fralila that was not seen until reviewing images. A new Murphydoris similar to M. cobbi but no brown collar and brown spots. Pelagella sp. 1, Pelagella sp. 2 and Goniodoris sp. 8 were icing on the river cake! Many Facelina sp. 3 and a Bulla were seen with the help of the UV torch! Hydatina physis really came out to play tonight! And no silt! WOW what a dive.
Species and numbers recorded:
Aglaja fulvipunctata -1
Bulla quoyii -12 Found with UV torch
Ceratodoris trypomandyas -1
Cratena lineata -14
Cratena simba -3
Elysia sp. 40 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Eubranchus sp. 26 -1 NEW SPECIES
Flabellina lotos -24
Flabellina pseudolotos -22
Facelina sp. 3 -30+ Found with UV torch
Goniobranchus daphne -9
Goniodoridella geminae -2
Goniodoridella unidonta -1
Goniodoris sp. 8 -1 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -10
Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1
Haminoea sp. 18 shell -1
Hydatina physis -15
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Kabeiro christianae -3
Mnestia sp. 1 -1
Murphydoris cobbi -14
Murphydoris sp. 15 -1 NEW SPECIES
Pelagella sp. 1 -1 NEW SPECIES
Pelagella sp. 2 -1 NEW SPECIES
Phyllodesmium opalescens -2
Placida fralila -28
Pruvotfolia sp. 1 -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -3
Tenellia sibogae -3
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -5
Unidentia sp. 2 -3
Unidentia sp. 4 -9
Unidentia sp. 14 -16
Entry
Clarity
View
Surface
Whodat??
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate on the way to Bubble Wall
Substrate on the way to Bubble Wall
Phyllodesmium opalescens spawn
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Flabellina lotos x2
Bubble Wall
Unidentia sp. 4
Ceratodoris trypomandyas
Ceratodoris trypomandyas
Aglaja fulvipunctata -
Bubble Wall flats
Searching
Goniobranchus daphne
Placida fralila spawn
Rostanga sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 14
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris cobbi
Tenellia sp. 23 x2
Goniodoridella geminae
Goniodoridella geminae
Bubble Wall
Substrate Bubble Wall
Substrate top of Bubble Wall
Searching
Flabellina lotos
Cratena simba
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Two large friends
Characteristic Bubble rock
Characteristic Bubble rock
Kabeiro christianae
Kabeiro christianae
Cratena lineata
Gymnodoris sp. 27
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniodoridella unidonta
Placida fralila
Placida fralila
Placida fralila
Placida fralila
Flabellina pseudolotos
Pelagella sp. 1 NEW SPECIES
Pelagella sp. 1 NEW SPECIES
Pelagella sp. 1 NEW SPECIES
Pelagella sp. 1 NEW SPECIES
Pelagella sp. 1 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sibogae
Hypselodoris obscura and Murphydoris cobbi
Gymnodoris sp. 10 mating pair
Unidentia sp. 4
What??
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Facelina sp. 3 Found with UV torch
Facelina sp. 3 Found with UV torch
Unidentia sp. 14
Tenellia sibogae
Placida fralila and Eubranchus sp. 26 NEW SPECIES
Placida fralila and Eubranchus sp. 26 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 40
Elysia sp. 40
Placida fralila x2
Unidentia sp. 4 x4
Bulla quoyii under UV light
Ceratodoris trypomandyas
Pelagella sp. 2 NEW SPECIES
Pelagella sp. 2 NEW SPECIES
Eubranchus sp. 10
Flabellina lotos x2
Cratena lineata
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Placida fralila
Placida fralila
Hydatina physis
Rostanga sp. 1
Hydatina physis
Mnestia sp. 1
Goniodoris sp. 8 NEW SPECIES
Pelagella sp. 1 NEW SPECIES
Bulla quoyii
Facelina sp. 3 Found with UV torch
Hydatina physis
Hydatina physis
Unidentia sp. 2
Mnestia sp. 1
Pruvotfolia sp. 1
Pelagella sp. 2
Pelagella sp. 2
Pelagella sp. 2
Hydatina physis
Murphydoris sp. 15 NEW SPECIES
Haminoea sp. 18
What??
Bulla quoyii - Found with UV torch
Bulla quoyii - Found with UV torch
