Friday, July 27, 2012

Species List Flinders Reef West, Moreton Island 26-07-2012


30 Species found at Flinders Reef West, over cast day, light winds, 2 m swell, 20 m viz, 22 C water temp, little surge. Numbers following the names represent the numbers found, 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing. **species found under rocks and old coral heads.

Aplysia parvula 1
Chromodoris aspersa** /1
Chromodoris cf. kuiteri 1
Chromodoris elisabethina 1/2
Chromodoris lochi 1
Chromodoris splendida 1
Costasiella kuroshimae 1
Cratena simba 1
Dermatobranchus cf. primus /1
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1/1
Dolabrifera dolabrifera** 1
*Elysia ornata 6/3
Elysia sp. 5 4/1
Goniobranchus decorus** 1/1
Goniobranchus tinctorius** /1
Hypselodoris sp. 2 1
Hypselodoris sp. 3** 1
Hypselodoris tryoni /2
Hypselodoris whitei 1
Noumea romeri 1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2
Plocamopherus imperialis** /1
Thorunna daniellae 1
Thuridilla carlsoni /1
Thuridilla cf. gracilis 1
Thuridilla gracilis 1
Thuridilla livida /2
Thuridilla neona 2/2
Thuridilla splendens 1
Tylodina corticalis /1

Flinders Reef with Moreton Island in background

Photo David Mullins. JoeY and Gary posing!

Passer by (poser!)


Hypselodoris whitei

Noumea romeri

Cratena simba

Elysia ornata

Chromodoris lochi

Hypselodoris sp. 3**

Goniobranchus decorus**

Dolabrifera dolabrifera**

Thuridilla livida

Thuridilla neona

Hypselodoris tryoni

Tylodina corticalis

Goniobranchus tinctorius**

Plocamopherus imperialis**

Photo David Mullins. Elysia ornata and Aplysia parvula