Nudibranch Central

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Species List: 10-06-2023, Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

18 species sighted at Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 10-06-2023.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Laura of 156 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.

Laura came to Australia from America to dive the River, so off we went. Dived a new semidry Apeks suit and needed to get out and get more weight. The suit let a little water in but never got cold, happy! Great vis up to 8 m. Lots of nudibranchs were to be seen, I mean lots! Top of the likes was a 130 mm Sebadoris fragilis from under a large rock along with 4 Tenellia sp. 66 and 3 Idaliadoris maugeansis. Great dive!

Species and numbers sighted:

Atys sp. 2 shell -1

Bulla sp. 1 shell -1

Eubranchus sp. 10 -4

Flabellina lotos -4

Flabellina sp. 4 -2

Goniobranchus geometricus -2

Goniodoridella savignyi -1

Hypselodoris obscura -2

Idaliadoris maugeansis -6

Murphydoris cobbi -12

Murphydoris sp. 3 -1

Philinopsis speciosa -1

Placida kevinleei -3

Sebadoris fragilis -1 (130 mm)

Tenellia sp. 66 -4

Tenellia sibogae -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -200+

Unidentia sp. 3 -4

Sunny entry

Clarity

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Unidentia sp. 1

Murphydoris cobbi

Substrate

Murphydoris cobbi

Unidentia sp. 1

Atys sp. 2

Eubranchus sp. 10

Murphydoris cobbi

Unidentia sp. 3

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Murphydoris cobbi

Murphydoris sp. 3

Placida kevinleei

Bulla sp. 1

Substrate

Laura

Placida kevinleei

Philinopsis speciosa

Thyzanozoon flatworm

Unidentia sp. 1 party

Sebadoris fragilis rhinophore

Sebadoris fragilis close-up

Sebadoris fragilis

Sebadoris fragilis ventral view

Tenellia sp. 66 x2

Idaliadoris maugeansis

Tenellia sp. 66

Idaliadoris maugeansis x2

Sebadoris fragilis

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus geometricus juvenile 2 mm

Goniodoridella savignyi

A mob of friends

Tenellia sibogae

Mr. NoTale

Idaliadoris maugeansis juvenile

Substrate

Nice Snail

Goniobranchus geometricus

Eubranchus sp. 10

Unidentia sp. 3

Substrate

Murphydoris cobbi

Flabellina sp. 4

Flabellina lotos

Fish Cage

Substrate Rocky Field

Substrate the Pipe

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Species List: 08-06-2023, Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

17 species sighted at Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 08-06-2023.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 175 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 19 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.

Ahh the cool clear winter water. Dive was aborted due to peeing probs. But another new species a spotty Goniodoridella sp. nice. Three Placida kevinleei altough very small always a treat to find. Unidentia sp. 1 is dominating the substrate! Nice winter diving!

Species and numbers sighted:

Eubranchus sp. 10 -4

Goniodoridella savignyi -4

Goniodoridella sp. 1 -1 NEW SPECIES

Haminoeidae long-tail sp. 3 -1

Hypselodoris obscura -1

Idaliadoris maugeansis -2

Murphydoris cobbi -17

Murphydoris puncticulata -2

Murphydoris sp. 11 -1

Myja sp. 1 -many young

Placida kevinleei -3