Monday, May 31, 2010

Species List 30-05-2010 Shellacey Reef and The Trench







21 Species found
We had two missions on these dives. 1 find Glossodoris sp. 2 (no success) and 2 find our anchor (success). There was lots of swimming but we did manage to get down to the job of finding Nudibranchs! Here are scenery photos from The Trench south side.

Aegires flores
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris splendida
Flabellina rubrolineata
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris vespa
Goniodoridella sp.2 - 3mm (bottom photo)
Gymnodoris alba
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris zephyra
Phyllidia ocellata 
Phyllidia varicosa
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllodesmium colemani (4th photo

Risbecia tryoni
Roboastra luteolineata (2nd photo)
Thuridilla splendens
Trinchesia ornata

Friday, May 21, 2010

Species list 21-05-2010


Currimundi Reef - Forskali Park 7 species
Chromodoris geometrica
Chromodoris splendida
Glossodoris atromarginata
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa


Currimunid Reef - Nudi Ledge 15 species
Bornella anguilla
Ceratosoma magnificum (See above)
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris splendida
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Glossodoris atromarginata
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris obscura
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Roboastra luteolineata
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Tritoniopsis alba

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Species List 15-05-10 Flinders Reef and Bulwer Beach, Moreton Island





25 Species found. The bommie formation SW of Mooring 3 is quite spectacular!

Atys sp. 1
Cerberilla incola (New Species 421 second photo)
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris geometrica
Chromodoris kuiteri
Costasiella kuroshimae
Dermatobranchus sp. 1
Flabellina bicolor
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Hypselodoris aff. maculosa
Hypselodoris maculosa
Hypselodoris maritima
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris whitei
Hypselodoris zephyra
Jorunna sp. 3
Noumea simplex
Philine angasi
Phyllidia picta
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Thuridilla neona (bottom photo)
Trinchesia sp. 8 (New Species 422 top photo)
The bommie at mooring 3 Flinders Reef (third photo)

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Species List 02-05-10 The Trench







8 Species found on 1 dive. It was quite rough and a swell running which made for lots of surge.

Chromodoris elisabethina
Flabellina rubrolineata (second photo)
Glossodoris atromarginata
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidia varicosa (top photo)
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Platydoris sp.1 (Our 419th species - fourth photo)
Pteraeolidia ianthina

David shooting the New Platydoris! (third photo)
The branchial pocket of the Platydoris has 6 lobes (bottom photo)

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Species List 01-05-10 Fairyland




18 Species found. It was quite surgey about 10m vis.

Berthella martensi
Chelidonura inornata mating (top photo)
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris splendida
Chromodoris striatella
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris vespa
Hexabranchus sanguineus (centre photo)
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris obscura
Jorunna funebris juvenile (bottom photo)
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllidiopsis burni
Roboastra luteolineata
Tambja tenuilineata
Thuridilla splendens