Species List: 09-08-2020, Old Woman Island, North Reef, Mudjimba, Qld.

 19 species sighted at Old Woman Island, North Reef, Mudjimba, Qld. 09-08-2020.

A double boat dive Gary, David and Sunreef of 50 x2 minute dives. Maximum depth 14.3 m, 20 C water temperature up to 15 m viz.

Today was Nudibranch Day at Sunreef. The weather was marginal so we opted for the protected side od Old Woman Island. Great vis but some surge. Someinteresting species were found including a very large Hexabranchus sanguineus. The highlight for me was finding 2 Crimora edwardsi from under a rock.

Species and number thereof sighted 1st dive/2nd dive

* Species with highest specimen count

Aegires gardineri -/1

Chromodoris burni 2/-

Crimora edwardsi 2/-

Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -/1

Doriprismatica atromarginata 1/2

Doris sp. 1 -/1

Glossodoris rufomarginata 1/2

Glossodoris vespa 1/-

Goniobranchus sp. 7 1/-

Goniobranchus splendidus 2/1

Hexabranchus sanguineus -/1

Hypselodoris jacksoni 2/-

Hypselodoris obscura 2/-

Jorunna sp. 3 1/-

Phyllidia ocellata -/1

Stiliger aureomarginatus -/1

Thuridilla sp. 6 -/1

Tritoniopsis elegans 1/-

Tylodina corticalis -/1

Our ride

DM Elisha aka Nudibrancherbabe

Old Woman Island north side

Substrate

Substrate

Crimora edwardsi 

Crimora edwardsi 

Glossodoris rufomarginata

Substrate

Phyllidia ocellata 

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Shooting Hexabranchus sanguineus

Goniobranchus splendidus

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Aegires gardineri

Doris sp. 1

Collected species for science

Stiliger aureomarginatus and Goniobranchus splendidus 

Jorunna sp. 3

Tritoniopsis elegans

Goniobranchus sp. 7

Dermatobranchus sp. 7 

Thuridilla sp. 6 

Glossodoris rufomarginata 

Hexabranchus sanguineus 

Species List: 08-08-2020, Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 34 species sighted at Rotunda upriver, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 08-08-2020.

A single shore entry dive Gary, Tracey, Harvey, Fran and Nevar of 210 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 19 C water temperature up to 5 m viz.

The river is there and so are we excited divers! Today we had an epic day of discoveries. One new species and two new species for the river. Yeppee! Plocamopherus sp. 2 was a great find only ever seen once from the Maroochy River. It is quite the swimmer! Two Plocamopherus tilesii were also great to see. A purple podia Elysia with orange shoulders was found and is a new species. Nice work team...

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

Bulbaeolidia alba -2

Cratena lineata -20

Cylichnatys campanula shell -1

Doto sp. 3 -1

Elysia sp. 31 -1 NEW SPECIES

Eubranchus sp. 10 -1

Facelina bourailli -1

Facelina sp. 4 -1

Facelina sp. 11 -2

Flabellina lotos -30

Flabellina sp. 9 -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -39

Goniodoridella sp. 1 -9

Goniodoridella sp. 8 -1

Hypselodoris obscura -7

Kabeiro christianae -4

Knoutsodonta maugeansis -1

Liloa brevis shell -6

Philinopsis speciosa -2

Placida kevinleei -1

Plocamopherus sp. 2 -1 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER

Plocamopherus tilesii -2

Polycera sp. 1 -2

Pruvotfolia sp. 1 -1

Rostanga sp. 1 -2

Retusa amphizosta shell -3

Retusa sp. 6 shell -1

Tenellia sp. 23 -1

Tenellia sp. 24 -1

Tenellia sp. 64 -1

Trapania brunnea -2

* Unidentia sp. 1 -50

Unidentia sp. 2 -16

Unidentia sp. 3 -3

Entry

Surface

Substrate

Cylichnatys campanula 

Unidentia sp. 1

Flabellina lotos

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 2

Eubranchus sp. 10

Polycera sp. 1

Flabellina lotos 

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Philinopsis speciosa

Cratena lineata 

Trapania brunnea 

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Cratena lineata

Philinopsis speciosa

Goniodoridella savignyi

Hypselodoris obscura

Unidentia sp. 1 mating pair

Flatworm

Rostanga sp. 1 before fanning

Rostanga sp. 1 after fanning

Placida kevinleei

Doto sp. 3

Unidentia sp. 3

A pale Flabellina lotos

Substrate

Substrate

Knoutsodonta maugeansis

Blue ringed octopus

Liloa brevis

Retusa sp. 6

What the hell is this??

Hypselodoris obscura x2

Kabeiro christianae

Kabeiro christianae

Kabeiro christianae

Facelina sp. 11

Cratena lineata

Pruvotfolia sp. 1 

Pruvotfolia sp. 1 

Tenellia sp. 23

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Plocamopherus sp. 2  NEW RECORD FOR RIVER

Plocamopherus sp. 2  NEW RECORD FOR RIVER

Elysia sp. 31  NEW SPECIES

Elysia sp. 31  NEW SPECIES

Elysia sp. 31  NEW SPECIES

Plocamopherus sp. 2  NEW RECORD FOR RIVER

Bulbaeolidia alba

Rostanga sp. 1 

Philinopsis speciosa

Tenellia sp. 64 

Flabellina sp. 9