17 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 01-04-2025.
A single shore entry dive with Gary and Mia of 165 minutes, 1.8 m, maximum depth 5.9 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 2 m viz.
After a week road trip it was back in the river to find that Cratena pawarshindeorum continues to rule the substrate. Murphydoris cobbi comes in second place. Nice to see 7 Murphydoris puncticulata today.
Species and numbers recorded:
Coryphellina lotos -25
Coryphellina pseudolotos -1
Cratena pawarshindeorum -200+
Dendrodoris nigra -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -many young
Goniobranchus daphne -30+
Goniobranchus setoensis -2
Goniobranchus variatus -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -8
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -100+
Murphydoris puncticulata -7
Rostanga sp. 1 -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -50+
Unidentia sp. 14 -24
Ready to go!
Substrate upon descent
Unidentia sp. 14
Rostanga sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Flatworm
The float
The Pipe
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
River surprise
Goniobranchus variatus
Murphydoris cobbi spotty
Murphydoris cobbi
Coryphellina lotos
A damaged Unidentia sp. 1
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Unidentia sp. 1 mating pair
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 10 spawn
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
Coryphellina lotos x2
Cratena pawarshindeorum party
Cratena pawarshindeorum party
Murphydoris cobbi
Large rock knocked off by trawler
Gothum City
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Goniobranchus daphne
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Dendrodoris nigra
Dendrodoris nigra
Goniobranchus setoensis
Murphydoris puncticulata
Murphydoris puncticulata
Cratena pawarshindeorum anus position
Substrate
Liloa brevis
Murphydoris puncticulata z2
Murphydoris puncticulata
Cratena pawarshindeorum anus position
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Murphydoris puncticulata
Gymnodoris sp. 22
