Species List: 17-10-2022, Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 12 species sighted at Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 17-10-2022.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Uta of 114 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 21 C water temperature, 4 m viz.

Uta came into town and all she could think about is Nudibranchs...sound familiar?  

Species and number thereof sighted:

Eubranchus sp. 3 -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -2

Haminoea sp. ? shell -1

Murphydoris cobbi -17

Murphydoris puncticulata -1

Polycera abei -1

Retusa amphizosta shell -1

Roxaniella leucamovx shell -1

Thecacera pennigera -1

Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1 (blew away while preparing camera)

Unidentia sp. 1 -1

Unidentia sp. 3 -4

Surface

Ready to go!

Substrate upon descent

Shoot

Unidentia sp. 3 x2

Unidentia sp. 3

Murphydoris puncticulata

The Hunter

Unidentia sp. 3

Polycera abei

Polycera abei

Murphydoris cobbi

Murphydoris cobbi

Substrate

Substrate

Thecacera pennigera

Substrate

Eubranchus sp. 3

Goniodoridella savignyi

Thecacera pennigera

Haminoea sp. ?

Roxaniella leucampyx

Retusa amphizosta

Species List: 15-10-2022 Hanging Rock Nudibranch Day, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 15 species sighted at Hanging Rock Nudibranch Day, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 15-10-2022.

A double boat entry dive with Gary, David, Kelly-Anne and Tomas of two 50 minutes. Maximum depth 16.9 m, 21 C water temperature, 4-8 m viz.

It was Nudibranch Day again but this time the surge was pretty bad. Some interesting species were recorded.

Species and number thereof sighted:

Chromodoris elisabethina -2

Chromodoris kuiteri -2

Doriprismatica atromarginata -3

Glossodoris rufomarginata -2

Goniobranchus splendidus -1

Hypselodoris jacksoni -4

Hypselodoris sp. 2 -1

Hypselodoris whitei  -1

Kaloplocamus acutus -1

Phyllidia picta -1

Phyllidia varicosa -1

Phyllidiella pustulosa -2

Phyllidiopsis burni -1

Roboastra luteolineata -2

Tambja victoriae -1

Our Ride

Goniobranchus splendidus

Substrate

Substrate

Chromodoris elisabethina

Glossodoris rufomarginata

Tambja victoriae 

Phyllidia varicosa

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Hypselodoris sp. 2

Roboastra luteolineata

Chromodoris kuiteri

Chromodoris elisabethina

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Phyllidia picta 

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Kaloplocamus acutus 

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Phyllidiella pustulosa 

Hypselodoris jacksoni x2

Phyllidia varicosa

Phyllidiopsis burni

Chromodoris kuiteri

Species List: 05-10-2022, 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. 05-10-2022.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 83 minutes. Maximum depth 5.3 m, 20 C water temperature, 4 m viz.

This afternoon dive aborted because the pee valve was pinched, ouch! The dive was very distracting and hard to concentrate! I enjoyed the fact that the first species was Siphopteron makisig. One bubble shell but in the 1.7m tidal flow it blew away before I could get the camera into place. Lophodoris sp. 1 was another good find.

Species and number thereof sighted:

Lophodoris sp. 1 -1

Murphydoris cobbi -10

Siphopteron makisig -1

Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1

Overcast rainy entry

Clarity

Surface

Substrate on descent

Substrate

Siphopteron makisig

Siphopteron makisig

Siphopteron makisig

Murphydoris cobbi 

Lophodoris sp. 1

Murphydoris cobbi mating pair

Substrate