18 Species List from Big Nest Reef, big surge, 3-6 m viz, big ground swells. 1st dive, 2nd dive. Do to the surge our numbers are down, only the clingers are found!
*most species found this outing.
Aegires hapsis 1 Second one found in almost 10 years!
Berthella martensi 1
*Chromodoris elisabethina 10
Chromodoris splendida (AU) 1
Dendrodoris coronata /1 Third one found in almost 10 years!
Doriprismatica atromarginata 5/3
Glossodoris vespa (AU) /1
Hypselodoris obscura (AU) /1
Hypselodoris tryoni 1
Hypselodoris whitei /1
Jorunna sp. 3 1
Miamira sinuata /1
Phyllidia elegans 3
Phyllidia picta 1
Phyllidia varicosa 1
Phyllidiella lizae 2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 3
Thuridilla splendens 2
The surface conditions
The substrate
Release of Phyllodesmium cf. poindimei
Aegires hapsis in situ
Aegires hapsis
Aegires hapsis
Aegires hapsis
Aegires hapsis
Chromodoris elisabethina
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidia varicosa
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Glossodoris vespa (AU)
Dendrodoris coronata /1 Third one found in almost 10 ears!
Berthella martensi
Miamira sinuata
Hypselodoris obscura (AU)