Nudibranch Central

Saturday, September 3, 2022

Species List: 03-09-2022, Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

10 species sighted at Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 03-09-2022.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and David of 181 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 18.5 C water temperature, up to 5 m viz.

Rain all night and a southerly wind at the start but we had a great dive in-spite of it. Richie and Chris went the other way. After the dive we found out they recorded a white Elysia with dark rhinophores.... another new species! Seeing come-back-species like Tenellia sp. 49 and Lophodoris sp. 1 were wonderful. Eight more Thecacera pennigera were found today as well including a mating pair. The river is looking good...

Species and number thereof sighted

Elysia sp. 17 -1

Elysia sp. 42 -1 NEW SPECIES

Liloa brevis shell -1

Lophodoris sp. 1 -1

Murphydoris cobbi -1

Retusa amphizosta shell -1

Tenellia sp. 49 -1

Thecacera pennigera -8

Unidentia aliciae -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -4

Rainy entry

Clarity

Ready

Surface

Substrate on entry

Unidentia aliciae

Unidentia sp. 1

Shoot

Unidentia sp. 1

Substrate

Thecacera pennigera mating pair

Flatworm party

Flatworm

Retusa amphizosta

Elysia sp. 17

Eegs, where is it??

Thecacera pennigera

Lophodoris sp. 1

Thecacera pennigera

Murphydoris cobbi

Thecacera pennigera

Tenellia sp. 49

Unidentia sp. 1

Flatworm

Liloa brevis

Lophodoris sp. 1

Elysia sp. 42 NEW SPECIES

Lophodoris sp. 1

Thecacera pennigera

Thecacera pennigera laying eggs

Thecacera pennigera

Tenellia sp. 49

Flatworm

Thecacera pennigera mating pair

Thecacera pennigera mating closeup

Thecacera pennigera

Elysia sp. 17

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Species List: 01-09-2022, Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

4 species sighted at Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 01-09-2022.

A single solo shore entry morning with Gary of 156 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 26 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.

Spring has arrived! Hopefully the rain will stop for a while. The water clarity was nice this morning. A weak 1.5m tidal flow kept clarity good. Today was Flatworm day. Great to see Thecacera still out and about. Also found after the dive while reviewing photos was only to see a juvenile Pleurobranchus peronii.

Species and number thereof sighted

Murphydoris cobbi -2

Pleurobranchus peronii -1

Thecacera pennigera -2

Unidentia sp. 1 -3