19 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 17-03-2025.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Mia of 159 minutes, 1.8 m, maximum depth 5.9 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
The water is coming good again accept for the debris field down past Big Rock. Seeing Cratena lineata again was perfect. Cratena pawarshindeorum continues to mass. Water temp is dropping!
Species and numbers recorded:
Coryphellina lotos -13
Cratena lineata -1 !
Cratena pawarshindeorum -200+
Dendrodoris nigra -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 15 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -7
Goniobranchus daphne -50+
Goniobranchus sp. 13 -1
Goniobranchus variatus -4
Goniodoridella geminae -1
Goniodoridella unidonta -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Murphydoris cobbi -17
Tenellia sibogae -1
Tenellia sp. 70 -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -14
Unidentia sp. 14 -2
Entry
Surface
Ready!
Substrate upon descent
Coryphellina lotos
Shoot!
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniobranchus variatus
Goniobranchus daphne
Float
Murphydoris cobbi
Hypselodoris obscura
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10 x2
Eubranchus sp. 10
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sibogae
Cratena pawarshindeorum party
Goniobranchus daphne
Tenellia sp. 70
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniodoridella geminae
Gothum City
Goniobranchus sp. 13
Unidentia sp. 1
2 mm Goniobranchus daphne
Dendrodoris nigra juvenile
Cratena lineata!
Murphydoris cobbi
Cratena pawarshindeorum (see below)
Right. missing cerata in second group
showing anus
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Goniobranchus variatus
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris obscura
Murphydoris cobbi
Dermatobranchus sp. 15
Goniodoridella unidonta
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniobranchus daphne mating
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Goniobranchus variatus
