26 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 02-01-2025.
A single shore entry dive with Gary, Cordula and Christian of 242 minutes, 2.0 m, maximum depth 6.2 m, 27 C water temperature, 6+ m viz.
Ahhh summer. Lots of critters to see today! Cratena simba, Dermatobranchus sp. 7 and Dermatobranchus sp. 16 were nice to see again. Nice work to you guys on breaking the 4 hour barrier.! Well done.
Species and numbers recorded:
Cratena lineata -1
Cratena simba -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -4
Dermatobranchus sp. 16 -3
Eubranchus sp. 10 -6
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -50+
Flabellina pseudolotos -20
Goniobranchus daphne -13
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
Goniobranchus setoensis -3
Goniobranchus variatus -1
Goniodoridella geminae -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella unidonta -2
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -21
Gymnodoris sp. 19 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -9
Jorunna hervei -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -35
Philinopsis falciphallus -3
Tenellia sibogae -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -5
Unidentia sp. 2 -5
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -4
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Ready to go
Drifting
Substrate upon descent
Substrate upon descent
Crab with Tenellia sibogae
Murphydoris cobbi x3
Tenellia sibogae
Flabellina pseudolotos
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniodoridella geminae
Murphydoris cobbi
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10 x2
Searching
Substrate
Silt fins at work
Philinopsis falciphallus
Flabellina lotos
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Murphydoris cobbi
Bommie One
Healthy
Hypselodoris obscura
Tenellia sibogae
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Unidentia sp. 14
Flabellina pseudolotos
Goniobranchus daphne mating pair
Goniobranchus daphne mating closeup
Goniobranchus daphne rhinophores
Gothum City
Unidentia sp. 2
Unidentia sp. 2
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Goniobranchus setoensis
Whodat?
Goniodoridella savignyi
Philinopsis falciphallus
Gothum City
Flabellina pseudolotos
Gymnodoris sp. 10 eating Unidentia sp. 14
Flabellina lotos x2
Metropolis
Facelina sp. 11
Gymnodoris sp. 19
Jorunna hervei spawn
Goniobranchus setoensis
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 4
Flatworm
Float
Seal Rock
Cratena simba
Goniodoridella unidonta
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus geometricus
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniobranchus variatus
Cratena lineata
Philinopsis falciphallus
