Species List: 03-12-2025, Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 24 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 03-12-2025.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Mia of 180 minutes, 1.9 m, maximum depth 5.5 m, 23 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.

Well done Mia 3 hours of looking at cool stuff! Cratena pawarshindeorum and the orange hydroids have come back. I think this is the beginning of the 4th massing. There many Coryphellina animals about! Seeing glaja fulvipunctata, Gymnodoris amakusana and Naisdoris labalsaensis again was a treat. I think Mia was surprised and some nice spotting as well!

Species and numbers recorded:

Aglaja fulvipunctata -1

Coryphellina lotos -50+

Coryphellina pseudolotos -30+

Cratena lineata -50+

Cratena pawarshindeorum -21

Eubranchus sp. 10 -3

Goniobranchus geometricus -3

Goniobranchus setoensis -1

Goniodoridella geminae -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -1

Goniodoridella unidonta -8

Gymnodoris amakusana -1

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -18

Gymnodoris sp. 20 -3

Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1

Hypselodoris obscura -3

Murphydoris cobbi -35

Murphydoris puncticulata -1

Myja sp. 1 -many young

Naisdoris labalsaensis -1

Philinopsis falciphallus -2

Tenellia napapila -3

Tenellia sibogae -5

Unidentia sp. 14 -8

Early Surface

Ready!

Substrate upon descent

Whodat?

Coryphellina lotos

Hypselodoris obscura

Murphydoris cobbi 

Unknown spawn

Murphydoris cobbi x2

Murphydoris cobbi 

Coryphellina lotos 

Coryphellina pseudolotos 

Coryphellina pseudolotos 

Coryphellina pseudolotos 

Cratena lineata

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Substrate

Eubranchus sp. 10

Eubranchus sp. 10

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sibogae x2

Tenellia sibogae

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena lineata x2

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Goniobranchus setoensis

Coryphellina lotos x2

Goniodoridella unidonta 

Cratena pawarshindeorum x2

Goniodoridella geminae

Gothum City notch

Gothum City

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Cratena pawarshindeorum x2

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 14 x2

Float at high tide

Goniobranchus geometricus 

Goniobranchus geometricus x2

Unidentia sp. 14

Hypselodoris obscura 

Goniodoridella unidonta

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Myja sp. 1

Cratena lineata

Philinopsis falciphallus

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Myja sp. 1

A. grand Party!

Cratena pawarshindeorum 

Gymnodoris sp. 27

Naisdoris labalsaensis

Naisdoris labalsaensis

Naisdoris labalsaensis

Naisdoris labalsaensis

Naisdoris labalsaensis

Naisdoris labalsaensis

Hypselodoris obscura 

Naisdoris labalsaensis

Naisdoris labalsaensis scale

Murphydoris puncticulata 

Gymnodoris sp. 20

Aglaja fulvipunctata

The Icon

Gymnodoris amakusana

Gymnodoris sp. 20 

Gymnodoris sp. 10 about to lay eggs

Tenellia napapila

A very happy ending!

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum