Friday, November 18, 2011

Species List 18-11-2011 East Boulders Old Woman Island





















36 Species found at a new site we call East Boulders OWI, glassy surface conditions, light surge, 10-15 m viz. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing

Acteocina sp. 1 1/1
Aegires citrinus 1 (9th photo)
Atagema ornata 1 (1st photo)
Bornella anguilla /2
Chelidonura electra /1 (5th photo)
Chelidonura inornata 3 (7th photo)
Chromodoris cf. reticulata /2 (3rd photo)
Chromodoris decora 1
Chromodoris geometrica /1 (4th photo)
Chromodoris splendida 2/4
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 3 (16th photo)
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus 1 (10th photo)
Flabellina rubrolineata 1
*Glossodoris atromarginata 6/11 (15th photo)
Hexabranchus sanguineus /1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2/3
Hypselodoris kanga 1 (12th photo)
Hypselodoris whitei 2/1 (6th photo)
Mexichromis festiva 1/2
Noumea flava 2 (14th photo)
Noumea romeri 1
Noumea simplex 2/1
Noumea verconiforma 1 (2nd photo) Second animal found in 9 years!
Philinopsis lineolata 2 (11th photo)
Phyllidia ocellata 1/1
Phyllidiella lizae 2/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/2
Phyllidiopsis burni 1 (8th photo)
Phyllodesmium macphersonae /1
Protaeolidiella juliae /1
Roboastra luteolineata /1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 2/1
Thorunna daniellae 2 (17th photo)
Thuridilla splendens 9/3
Trapania brunnea 2 (13th photo)
Tylodina corticalis /3