13 species sighted at Bubble Wall Toilet Block, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 22-04-2025.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 162 minutes, 1.2 m, maximum depth 6.0 m, 23 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.
The tide was 1.2m so here goes, let's see what there is. Cratena pawarshindeorum and Unidentia sp. were everywhere. A new Gymnodoris with unusual gill structure was recorded today. Some large Golden Hydroids were seen one with a large party of Tenellia sibogae and Tenellia sp. 70. Not a lot of species but a lot of Nudibranchs!
Species and numbers recorded:
Coryphellina lotos -10
Coryphellina pseudolotos -3
Cratena pawarshindeorum -200+
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Gymnodoris sp. 43 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 53 -1 NEW SPECIES
Murphydoris cobbi -9
Tenellia sibogae -7
Tenellia sp. 70 -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -100+
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 3 -3
Unidentia sp. 14 -4
Clarity
Entry
Surface
On the way west to Bubble Wall
Top of Bubble Wall
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum party
Coryphellina lotos and Cratena pawarshindeorum
Coryphellina lotos and Cratena pawarshindeorum
Murphydoris cobbi x2
Flatworm
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 14
Murphydoris cobbi
Unidentia sp. 1 party
Unidentia sp. 3
Unidentia sp. 1 and Unidentia sp. 14 passing by
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Substrate
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate Bubble Wall
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Substrate
Murphydoris cobbi
Flatworm
Float
Substrate
Substrate
Flatworm
Tenellia sibogae
Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 3 and Unidentia sp. 14
Unidentia sp. 14
Gymnodoris sp. 43
Unidentia sp. 1 mating
Tenellia sibogae spawn
Tenellia sp. 70
Tenellia sibogae party
Cratena pawarshindeorum party
Unidentia sp. 4
Unidentia sp. 3
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate New channel Marker - wrong spot
Gymnodoris sp. 53 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 53 NEW SPECIES
