Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Species List 09-11-2011 Cobb's Knob Caloundra
















38 Species found at Cobb's Nob Caloundra. 5 m vis glassey surface conditons later turned to northerly at 15 kts, a little surge. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing

Aeolidiella alba 2
Ceratosoma magnificum 1
Chelidonura fulvipunctata 1
Chelidonura inornata /1
Chromodoris cf. reticulata 2/1
Chromodoris kuiteri 1
Chromodoris splendida 3/1
Crimora edwardsi /1 (5th photo)
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 2
Dermatobranchus ornatus /1
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus 1
Elysia sp. 5 /1
Flabellina rubrolineata /1
Glossodoris aff. averni /4
Glossodoris atromarginata 4/6
Glossodoris rubroannulata /1 (1st photo)
Glossodoris vespa 3
Goniodoris sp. 1 1 (2nd photo)
Gymnodoris alba 1
Hypselodoris bullockii 1 (9th photo)
Hypselodoris jacksoni 1/3
Hypselodoris maritima 1
Jorunna parva 1 (8th photo)
Marionia cyanobranchiata /1 (4th photo)
Nembrotha lineolata 2 (11th and 12th photo)
Noumea haliclona /1 (6th photo)
Phyllidia ocellata /1
Phyllidia picta /1
Phyllidiella lizae 2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1
Phyllodesmium colemani 1 (13th photo)
Pleurobranchus peronii /2
*Sagaminopteron ornatum 6/9
Tambja tenuilineata 1/3
Thuridilla multimarginata /1 (3rd photo)
Trapania cf. aurata 2
Tritoniopsis alba 2
Tylodina corticalis 1/2 (7th photo)

Photo G_0558b is what happens when you release Tylodina corticalis in it's brown food source sponge...all gone and lots of egg masses! (10th photo)