36 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 16-12-2024.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Sheryl of 236 minutes, 2.1 m, maximum depth 6.3 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
Lots of rain and more to come in the next few days! After looking at the water yesterday it looked very doable. With a 2.1 m flow we got in a little over 2 hours before high tide. Some very nice species were seen today. Noumeaella sp. 1 has not been seen for a few years. Plocamopherus sp. 4 was seen all most one year ago to the day. There were many Gymnodoris sp., Cratena lineata, Flabellina lotos, Flabellina pseudolotos, Murphydoris cobbi. And yet another dive recording Naisdoris labalsaensi!
Species and numbers recorded:
Aglaja fulvipunctata -1
Cratena lineata -42
Dermatobranchus oculus -1
Elysia sp. 11 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -40
Flabellina pseudolotos -23
Goniobranchus daphne -13
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -12
Goniodoridella savignyi -3
Goniodoridella unidonta -3
Gymnodoris alba -1
Gymnodoris nigricolor -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -41
Gymnodoris sp. 37 -3
Gymnodoris sp. 39 -4
Hypselodoris obscura -15
Liloa brevis shell -2
Murphydoris adusta -1
Murphydoris cobbi -31
Murphydoris puncticulata -4
Naisdoris labalsaensis -1
Niparaya sp. 54 -1
Noumeaella sp. 1 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Plocamopherus sp. 4 -1 Last recorded 1 year ago
Tenellia sibogae -3
Tenellia sp. 23 -3
Tenellia sp. 66 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -16
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -12
Verconia simplex -1
Entry
Clarity
Ready
Surface
Ready
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
Flabellina pseudolotos
Naisdoris labalsaensis
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 66
Cratena lineata
The Pipe
Searching
Hypselodoris obscura
Gymnodoris sp. 39
Unidentia sp. 1
Hypselodoris obscura
Niparaya sp. 54
Gymnodoris sp. 37
Murphydoris cobbi
Noumeaella sp. 1
Noumeaella sp. 1
Noumeaella sp. 1
A damaged Cratena lineata
Eubranchus sp. 10
Hypselodoris obscura
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Tenellia sp. 23
Flabellina lotos x3
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniobranchus setoensis
Unidentia sp. 14
Murphydoris cobbi x3
Unidentia sp. 4
Goniodoridella unidonta
Plocamopherus sp. 4
Plocamopherus sp. 4
Plocamopherus sp. 4
Goniobranchus daphne
Flatworm
Murphydoris puncticulata
Goniobranchus daphne juvenile?
Murphydoris puncticulata
Goniobranchus daphne
Facelina sp. 11
Gymnodoris sp. 39
Elysia sp. 11
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
Shoot
Goniobranchus setoensis
Goniodoridella savignyi
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniobranchus setoensis
Unidentia sp. 14
Goniodoridella savignyi
Gothum City
Verconia simplex
Cratena lineata x2
Tenellia sibogae x2
Tenellia sibogae
Goniobranchus daphne mating
Substrate
Substrate
Goniobranchus geometricus
Gymnodoris alba?
Dermatobranchus oculus
Flabellina pseudolotos
Seal Rock
Goniobranchus daphne mating
Aglaja fulvipunctata
Flatworm
Murphydoris puncticulata
Flatworm
Elysia sp. 11
Facelina bourailli
Ovulids
Ovulid
Gymnodoris nigricolor
Murphydoris adusta
Noumeaella sp. 1
Naisdoris labalsaensis
Elysia sp. 11
Facelina sp. 11
Flabellina lotos party
At work...
Whodat?
Goniobranchus daphne mating
Goniobranchus setoensis
Gymnodoris nigricolor
Hypselodoris obscura
Noumeaella sp. 1
Noumeaella sp. 1
Plocamopherus sp. 4
Tenellia sp. 66
Tenellia sp. 23
Tenellia sibogae x2
Dermatobranchus oculus
