25 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 30-10-2025.
A single shore entry dive with Gary, Uta and Matt of 133 minutes, 1.5 m, maximum depth 5.3 m, 25 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
Uta and Matt were here on the Coast for a holiday and wanted see the river, so off we went! Goniodoridella unidonta were everywhere! Seeing Idaliadoris maugeansis, Tenellia puellula, Tenellia sp. 67 and Trapania scurra again after a long absence was great. Lots of Nudibranchs great outing!
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -4
Coryphellina lotos -20
Coryphellina pseudolotos -11
Costasiella sp. 1 -2
Cratena lineata -9
Doto sp. 7 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -6
Goniobranchus setoensis -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -6
Goniodoridella unidonta -55
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Murphydoris cobbi -19
Placida kevinleei -1
Tenellia puellula -1
Tenellia puti -5
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -4
Tenellia sp. 67 -2
Trapania scurra -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -2
Unidentia sp. 4 -5
Unidentia sp. 14 -9
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Ready
Substrate upon descent
Hypselodoris obscura
Murphydoris cobbi
Tenellia puti x3
Searching
Goniodoridella unidonta
Murphydoris cobbi
Coryphellina lotos
Substrate
Whodat?
Float
Goniodoridella unidonta
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Goniodoridella unidonta
Goniodoridella unidonta
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Goniodoridella unidonta
Tenellia puti x2
Bulbaeolidia alba 3 mm
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10
Gymnodoris sp. 27
Coryphellina lotos
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae
Cratena lineata
Coryphellina lotos
Gothum City
Substrate
Tenellia sp. 67
Tenellia sp. 67
Doto sp. 7
Goniobranchus setoensis
Flatworm
Unidentia sp. 14
Tenellia sp. 23
Hypselodoris obscura
Tenellia sp. 23
Bulbaeolidia alba
Unidentia sp. 4
Unidentia sp. 1 x2
Unidentia sp. 4
Substrate
Searching
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 14 and Unidentia sp. 4
Eubranchus sp. 10
Costasiella sp. 1
Costasiella sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10
Flatworm
Goniodoridella savignyi
Placida kevinleei
Goniodoridella unidonta x2
Tenellia puellula
Trapania scurra
Trapania scurra
