23 species sighted at Route 66 plus and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 13-10-2025.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 240 minutes, 1.6 m, maximum depth 5.3 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
After a busy weekend it was Monday river diving time. There no one there! Bliss... Firstly the large Tenellia puti in the Gothum City Groove were not there anymore! Tenellia puti was out on the sand, I picked it up and put it a new hydroid home. Polycera sp. 14 a New Species was recorded today at Metropolis! Complete with the puffiest rhinophores. 4 hours of bliss...
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -5
Coryphellina lotos -12
Coryphellina pseudolotos -26
Costasiella sp. 1 -3
Cratena lineata -6
Cratena pawarshindeorum -3
Cratena simba -1
Eubranchus sp. 3 -3
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella unidonta -13
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Idaliadoris maugeansis -many young
Murphydoris cobbi -28
Myja sp. 1 -2
Placida kevinleei -3
Polycera sp. 14 -1 NEW SPECIES
Rostanga sp. 1 -many young
Tenellia puti -1
Tenellia sibogae -3
Tenellia sp. 23 -7
Unidentia sp. 1 -14
Unidentia sp. 14 -15
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Split rock
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 14
The Pipe
Float
Lamellaria
The green stuff is coming back!
Murphydoris cobbi
Cratena lineata
Coryphellina pseudolotos x2
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae food source
Placida kevinleei
Placida kevinleei
Tenellia sp. 23
Tenellia sp. 23
Tenellia sibogae
Cratena lineata
Goniodoridella savignyi
Hypselodoris obscura feeding
Unidentia sp. 14
Gothum City
Gothum City
Goniodoridella unidonta
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniodoridella unidonta
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Bulbaeolidia alba
Flatworm
Hypselodoris obscura feeding
Eubranchus sp. 3
Eubranchus sp. 3
Rostanga sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 3
Tenellia sp. 23
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Myja sp. 1
Myja sp. 1
Goniodoridella unidonta
The Icon
Substrate
Bulbaeolidia alba
Bulbaeolidia alba x2
Cratena simba
Coryphellina lotos
Coryphellina lotos
Goniobranchus setoensis
Polycera sp. 14 NEW SPECIES
Polycera sp. 14 NEW SPECIES
Polycera sp. 14 NEW SPECIES
Polycera sp. 14 NEW SPECIES
Polycera sp. 14 NEW SPECIES
Channel marker rocks
Bulbaeolidia alba 3 mm
Goniodoridella unidonta
Cratena lineata
Costasiella sp. 1
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Tenellia sp. 23 x2
Tenellia puti before new home
Tenellia puti before new home
Tenellia puti in new home
Tenellia puti in new home
Tenellia puti in new home
Costasiella sp. 1
Coryphellina lotos
