Species List: 10-02-2023, Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 18 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 10-01-2023.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 316 minutes. Maximum depth 6.3 m, 27 C water temperature, 6-8 m viz.

A nice little dive before the weather closes in. This was an enjoyable one for sure. The sun light made looking at the sand very detailed. First rock Idaliadoris maugeansis. The find for me was Costasiella usagi another come-back-species. After turning over a rock in front of the Rotunda channel marker another new species was recorded, Sclerodoris sp. 16 and there were two animals. Good one!

Species and numbers sighted:

Atys semistriatus shell -1

Atys sp. 10 shell -1

Costasiella usagi -1

Dendrodoris arborescens -1

Doto sp. 3 -6

Facelina sp. 11 -4

Haminoea sp. 17 shell -1

Idaliadoris maugeansis -1

Liloa brevis shell -10

Lomanotus vermiformis -12

Murphydoris cobbi -3

Plocamopherus ceylonicus -2

Retusa amphizosta shell -4

Retusa sp. 6 shell -1

Sclerodoris sp. 16 -2 NEW SPECIES

Tenellia sp. 24 -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -2

Unidentia sp. 3 -1

Entry

Clarity

Exit

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Haminoea sp. 17

Costasiella usagi

Costasiella usagi

Murphydoris cobbi

Substrate

Liloa brevis

Atys sp. 10

Substrate

Retusa amphizosta

Plocamopherus ceylonicus

Plocamopherus ceylonicus

Flatworm

Murphydoris cobbi

Lomanotus vermiformis 

Unidentia sp. 3

Flatworm

Doto sp. 3 x6

Lomanotus vermiformis

Lomanotus vermiformis

Lomanotus vermiformis

Flatworm

Seal Rock

Unidentia sp. 1

Dendrodoris arborescens

The Icon

Substrate

Retusa sp. 6 

Unidentia sp. 1 

Sclerodoris sp. 16  NEW SPECIES

Sclerodoris sp. 16  NEW SPECIES

Sclerodoris sp. 16  NEW SPECIES

Cow Flatworm portrait

Sclerodoris sp. 16  NEW SPECIES

Sclerodoris sp. 16  NEW SPECIES

Tenellia sp. 24

Tenellia sp. 24 scale

Facelina sp. 11

Facelina sp. 11

Species List: 08-02-2023, Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 17 species sighted at Route 66, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 08-02-2023.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 286 minutes. Maximum depth 6.1 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.

Well it's mid-week diving again and a vacant park in which to happy. A 1.8 m tidal flow along with early morning southeast winds before possible rains, what could be better?

Interesting critters were recorded today. Costasiella sp. 2, Dermatobranchus sp. 15, Elysia pusilla, Idaliadoris maugeansis and Myja sp. 1 kept me smiling. 

Species and numbers sighted:

Costasiella sp. 2 -1

Dermatobranchus sp. 15 -1

Elysia pusilla -1

Facelina sp. 11 -3

Facelina sp. 14 -1

Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1

Hypselodoris obscura -1

Idaliadoris maugeansis -1

Liloa brevis shell -5

Lomanotus sp. 9 -1

Lomanotus vermiformis -2

Murphydoris cobbi -4

Myja sp. 1 -1

Retusa amphizosta shell -2

Roxaniella leucampyx shell -1

Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -2

Early entry

Clarity

Exit

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Unknown egg mass

Hypselodoris obscura

Murphydoris cobbi

Roxaniella leucampyx?

Dermatobranchus sp. 15

The Thing!

Substrate

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Unknown egg mass

Unknown egg mass

Flatworm

Lomanotus sp. 9

Retusa amphizosta

Myja sp. 1 ? no red lines

Myja sp. 1 ? no red lines

Murphydoris cobbi x2

Substrate

Flatworm

Flatworm

Lomanotus vermiformis

Unidentia sp. 1

Substrate

The Icon

Unknown egg mass

Costasiella sp. 2

Liloa brevis 

Facelina sp. 14

Flatworm

Unidentia sp. 1

...waiting for Bob...

Flatworm

Haminoea sp. 19

Facelina sp. 11

Elysia pusilla