20 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 10-04-2025.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 196 minutes, 1.0 m, maximum depth 5.3 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
The mission was again to collect Unidentia specimens for description. That mission was a partial success, with the specimens preserved and tagged. Amazing that Cratena pawarshindeorum continues to dominate the bottom, food looks scarce... This was an epic dive with two new species and one not seen in a long time*.
Species and numbers recorded:
Coryphellina lotos -6
Coryphellina pseudolotos -1
Cratena pawarshindeorum -200+
Discodorid sp. 2 -1 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 39 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -8
Goniobranchus daphne -21
Goniodoidella sp. 3 -1 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 51 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris cobbi -39
Murphydoris puncticulata -3
*Murphydoris sp. 4 -1
Plakobranchus ocellatus -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -many young
Tenellia sibogae -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -100+
Unidentia sp. 3 -1
Unidentia sp. 14 -3
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Coryphellina lotos
The float
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Eubranchus sp. 10 party
Eubranchus sp. 10
Murphydoris cobbi
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Unidentia sp. 1 party
Goniodoidella sp. 3 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus daphne
Food sources going
Food sources going
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Coryphellina lotos
Goniobranchus daphne
Murphydoris cobbi
Plakobranchus ocellatus
Plakobranchus ocellatus
Gothum City
Red Gorgonian coming back
Murphydoris puncticulata
Unidentia sp. 14
Substrate
Unidentia sp. 1 party
Murphydoris cobbi
Gymnodoris sp. 51
Murphydoris puncticulata
Hypselodoris obscura
The Icon
Substrate
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Rostanga sp. 1
Tenellia sibogae
Unidentia sp. 14
Elysia sp. 39
Unidentia sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 14
Liloa brevis
Block City
Coryphellina lotos
Murphydoris puncticulata
Flatworm
Substrate
The Pipe
Murphydoris sp. 4
Discodorid sp. 2 -1 NEW SPECIES
Discodorid sp. 2 -1 NEW SPECIES
Discodorid sp. 2 -1 NEW SPECIES
