Species List: 20-12-2025, Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 22 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 20-12-2025.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Mia of 165 minutes, 1.9 m, maximum depth 5.6 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.

Mia wanted to see more of the river so off we went. Near the end of the dive under the overhangs near the channel marker were two nudibranchs, one 100 mm long that are tentatively called Carminodoris sp. waiting for Gosliner to confirm...NEW SPECIES.

Species and numbers recorded:

Bulbaeolidia alba -1

Carminodoris sp. 0? -2 NEW SPECIES

Costasiella kuroshimae -1

Coryphellina lotos -8

Coryphellina pseudolotos -5

Cratena pawarshindeorum -1

Dendrodoris arborescens -3

Goniobranchus setoensis -4

Goniodoridella savignyi -2

Goniodoridella unidonta -3

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -11

Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1

Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1

Hypselodoris obscura -14

Idaliadoris maugeansis -1

Murphydoris cobbi -100+

Murphydoris puncticulata -1

Retusa amphizosta shell -2

Rostanga sp. 1 -many young

Tenellia napapila -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -1

Unidentia sp. 14 -1

Entry

Clarity

Signage

Entry

Surface

Ready

Tenellia napapila

Shallow staging platform

Murphydoris cobbi 

Shoot!

Murphydoris cobbi 

Coryphellina lotos

Float and strobe

Murphydoris cobbi mating pair

Goniodoridella unidonta

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Murphydoris puncticulata

Substrate

Block City

Retusa amphizosta

Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 1

The Icon

Costasiella kuroshimae

Substrate

Substrate

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Bulbaeolidia alba

Cratena pawarshindeorum 

Coryphellina lotos 

Dendrodoris arborescens

Dendrodoris arborescens

Dendrodoris arborescens

Retusa amphizosta

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris obscura

Gymnodoris sp. 17

Gymnodoris sp. 10 

Gymnodoris sp. 10 

Gymnodoris sp. 22 

Channel rocks

Hypselodoris obscura 

Hypselodoris obscura party x4

Hypselodoris obscura

Coryphellina lotos

Tenellia napapila

Goniobranchus setoensis party

Carminodoris sp. 9  NEW SPECIES

Carminodoris sp. 9  NEW SPECIES

Carminodoris sp. 9  NEW SPECIES

Carminodoris sp. 9  NEW SPECIES

Carminodoris sp. 9  NEW SPECIES

Carminodoris sp. 9  NEW SPECIES

Carminodoris sp. 9  NEW SPECIES

Carminodoris sp. 9  NEW SPECIES

Substrate

Goniobranchus setoensis 

Goniobranchus setoensis