32 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 06-12-2024.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 218 minutes, 1.8 m, maximum depth 5.7 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 6+ m viz.
Ahhh summer. After the rain has left I waited a couple of days for the clean up to go ahead. The water was most excellent and lots of Nudibranchs. I dropped the GoPro down and was very excited. Finding Naisdoris labalsaensis on Double Rock again, up from High Rise, was a very happy moment. No Niparaya or Placida were seen.
Species and numbers recorded:
Cratena lineata -4
Doto sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -5
Flabellina lotos -18
Flabellina pseudolotos -21
Goniobranchus daphne -11
Goniobranchus geometricus -10
Goniobranchus setoensis -10
Goniobranchus sp. 13 -4
Goniodoridella geminae -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -4
Goniodoridella unidonta -3
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -10
Gymnodoris sp. 36 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 39 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -8
Idaliadoris maugeansis -3
Kabeiro christianae -6
Liloa brevis shell -3
Murphydoris cobbi -10
Myja sp. 1 - many young
Naisdoris labalsaensis -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -many young
Rostanga sp. 01 -10
Tenellia sibogae -6
Tenellia sp. 23 -12
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -12
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 4 -3
Unidentia sp. 14 -5
Entry
Clarity
GoPro drop
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Fish Cage
Phyllodesmium opalescens many young
Idaliadoris maugeansis spawn
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Rostanga sp. 01 x5
Rostanga sp. 01
Rostanga sp. 01
Rostanga sp. 01
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10 x2
Gymnodoris sp. 36
Flabellina lotos
Rostanga sp. 01
Goniobranchus sp. 13
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniobranchus sp. 13
Unidentia sp. 1
Bommie no. 1
Healthy
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sp. 23
Goniobranchus daphne
Flabellina pseudolotos
Flabellina pseudolotos x2
Myja sp. 1 many young
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos x3
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniodoridella savignyi
Murphydoris cobbi
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina pseudolotos
Unidentia sp. 14
Kabeiro christianae
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 4
Goniobranchus setoensis
Goniobranchus setoensis
Goniobranchus setoensis
Gothum City
Goniobranchus sp. 13
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Kabeiro christianae
Kabeiro christianae
Kabeiro christianae
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Substrate
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura 3 mm
Ovulid
Ovulid
Substrate
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 23
Naisdoris labalsaensis
Goniobranchus geometricus
Hypselodoris obscura
Gymnodoris sp. ?
Tenellia sibogae
Goniodoridella savignyi
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniobranchus geometricus
Cratena lineata
Seal Rock
Philinopsis falciphallus
Goniodoridella unidonta
Goniodoridella unidonta
Float
Unidentia sp. 2
Doto sp. 3
Goniobranchus sp. 13
Flatworm
The Icon
Substrate
Goniodoridella geminae
Tenellia sp. 23 x5
Liloa brevis
Liloa brevis
Rostanga sp. 01
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniobranchus daphne
Tenellia sp. 24
Flatworm
Substrate
