Sunday, December 30, 2012

Species List Shellacey Reef 28-12-2012


39 Species found at Shellacey Reef, 2 dives, 5-10 m viz, 26 C water temp, glassy surface conditions and hot 31 C, no surge. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aegires citrinus 1
Aegires gardineri? 1
Aegires hapsis /1
Aeolidiella alba 1
Ardeadoris aff. averni 1
Babakina indopacifica /1
Bornella anguilla 1
Cadlina sp. 1 Our 533rd species!
Cadlinella ornatissima /1
*Chromodoris elisabethina 13/9
Chromodoris kuiteri 1
Chromodoris lochi 1/2
Chromodoris splendida (AU) 2/2
Dermatobranchus cf. primus /1
Dermatobranchus rodmani /1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 12/12
Flabellina bicolor 1
Flabellina rubrolineata /1
Glossodoris cincta 1
Glossodoris vespa (AU) /1
Halgerda albocristata 1
Hypselodoris aff. maculosa 1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2/2
Hypselodoris maritima 1/1
Hypselodoris obscura (AU) 1
Hypselodoris whitei 1
Jorunna sp. 3 /1
Noumea simplex 1
Phyllidia elegans 1
Phyllidia exquisita 2
Phyllidia varicosa /4
Phyllidiella lizae /1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/5
Phyllidiopsis burni /2
Phyllodesmium macphersonae /1
Roboastra luteolineata /1
Thorunna australis 1
Thuridilla splendens 2/5
Tylodina corticalis (AU) /1


Glassy surface conditions

The Substrate

Phyllidia exquisita

Hypselodoris aff. maculosa

Thorunna australis

Ardeadoris aff. averni

Noumea simplex

Phyllidia elegans

Chromodoris kuiteri

Aegires gardineri?

Glossodoris cincta

Hypselodoris obscura (AU)

The Remora that took a liking to JoeY!

Aegires citrinus

Halgerda albocristata

Babakina indopacifica

Babakina indopacifica

Phyllidiella lizae

Hypselodoris maritima

Tylodina corticalis (AU)

Glossodoris vespa (AU)

Chromodoris lochi

Aegires hapsis

Flabellina bicolor

Crown of Thorns

Cadlinella ornatissima

Jorunna sp. 3

Chromodoris elisabethina


Phyllodesmium macphersonae