26 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 18-12-2025.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 240 minutes, 1.7 m, maximum depth 5.6 m, 25 C water temperature, up to 2 m viz.
Wow no Cratena lineata were to be seen today! Food sources nearly all gone.
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Coryphellina lotos -21
Coryphellina pseudolotos -5
Cratena pawarshindeorum -4
Elysia pusilla -1
Elysia sp. 39 -1
Goniobranchus verrieri juvenile? -1
Goniodoridella geminae -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella unidonta -5
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -34
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -3
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -3
Gymnodoris sp. 32 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -11
Idaliadoris maugeansis -1
Kabeiro christianae -1
Murphydoris adusta -4
Murphydoris cobbi -100+
Murphydoris puncticulata -1
Niparaya sp. 51 -1
Niparaya sp. 58 -1 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sibogae -3
Unidentia sp. 1 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -1
Entry
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate
Elysia pusilla
Elysia pusilla
Goniodoridella unidonta
Gymnodoris sp. 10 mating pair
Gymnodoris sp. 20
Coryphellina lotos
Substrate
Substrate
Tenellia sibogae
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Hypselodoris obscura
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Red algae on the bottom
Murphydoris cobb party
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniodoridella unidonta
Murphydoris cobb
Hypselodoris obscura
Flatworm
Float
Coryphellina lotos
Goniobranchus verrieri juvenile
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Unidentia sp. 14
Murphydoris cobbi party
Kabeiro christianae
Niparaya sp. 58 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 58 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 58 NEW SPECIES
Murphydoris puncticulata
Goniodoridella unidonta
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris adusta
Murphydoris adusta
The Icon
Stoney
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris puncticulata
Bulbaeolidia alba
Flatworm
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Elysia sp. 39
Niparaya sp. 51
Gymnodoris sp. 32
Goniodoridella geminae
Tenellia sibogae
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