Monday, January 21, 2013

Species List Aladdins Cave, Flinders Reef, Moreton Island 20-01-2013


45 Species found at Aladdins Cave, Flinders Reef, Moreton Island. 10 m viz, very little surge, 26 C water temp, light winds and a beautiful day! 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aegires flores 1
Berthelinia limax 1 (Found on algea on pontoon after dives!)
Berthella martensi /1
Bornella anguilla 3
Bulla vernicosa 1
Chelidonura inornata /2
*Chromodoris elisabethina 4/2
Chromodoris lochi 3/2
Chromodoris strigata 1/2
Dendrodoris denisoni 2
Dermatobranchus cf. primus /1
Dermatobranchus fortunata 1
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus /1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 2
Goniobranchus geometricus 1
Halgerda cf. willeyi 1
Haminoea sp. 7 /1
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1
Hypselodoris aff. maculosa 1
Hypselodoris godeffroyana/1
Hypselodoris maculosa 1
Hypselodoris whitei 2
Hypselodoris zephyra /1
Limenandra nodosa /1
Mexichromis trilineata /1
Moridilla brockii /1
Phyllidia exquisita 1
Phyllidia ocellata 1
Phyllidia varicosa 3
Phyllidiella lizae 1/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/1
Phyllidiopsis burni /1
Phyllodesmium colemani 1
Phyllodesmium macphersonae 1
Phyllodesmium poindimiei 1
Platydoris inornata 1
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum /1
Thorunna daniellae /1
Thorunna australis 1
Thuridilla carlsoni /1
Thuridilla gracilis 1
Thuridilla neona /2
Trinchesia sp. 3 4
Trinchesia sp. 10 1
Tritoniopsis alba 1

Surface conditions

Jo and I went Cave Diving!

The substrate

Hexabranchus sanguineus photo Jo

Phyllodesmium colemani photo Jo

Haminoea sp. 7 photo David Mullins

Limenandra nodosa photo David Mullins

Chromodoris strigata and Chromodoris lochi


Dendrodoris denisoni

Berthelinia limax 1 (Found on algea on pontoon after dives!) photo David Mullins

Thorunna australis juvenile

Halgerda cf. willeyi

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Thuridilla gracilis

Bulla vernicosa

Tritoniopsis alba juvenile

Hypselodoris whitei

Hypselodoris maculosa

Trinchesia sp. 3

Phyllodesmium macphersonae

Chromodoris elisabethina

Hypselodoris aff. maculosa

David posing!

Sagaminopteron psychedelicum

Phyllidiopsis burni

Moridilla brockii photo Jo

Phyllidia ocellata photo Jo

Phyllodesmium poindimiei photo Jo

Thuridilla neona photo Jo

Species List Big Nest 18-01-2013



21 Species found at Big Nest. 15 m viz, glassy surface conditions, 26 C water temp, nice! 1st dive, 2nd dive.
*most species found this outing

Aegires flores  1
Ardeadoris aff. averni 1
Bornella anguilla 1
Berthellina citrina /1
Chromodoris kuiteri 1
Chromodoris elisabethina 8/3
Chromodoris splendida (AU)  1
Chromodoris annae /1
*Doriprismatica atromarginata 7/9
Flabellina rubrolineata 1
Flabellina bicolor 1
Mexichromis trilineata 1
Phyllidia elegans 1
Phyllidiella lizae 3/2
Phyllidia ocellata 2
Phyllidia varicosa 2
Philinopsis falciphallus 1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/2
Protaeolidiella juliae /1
Roboastra luteolineata 1
Thuridilla splendens 2

Surface conditions

Jo having a chat!

The substrate

The substrate

Jo getting right into it!

Chromodoris kuiteri

Roboastra luteolineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Phyllidia ocellata

Chromodoris elisabethina

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Chromodoris splendida (AU)

Mexichromis trilineata

Philinopsis falciphallus

Flabellina bicolor

Aegires flores

Phyllidiella lizae

Chromodoris annae

Berthellina citrina

BIG!

Portrait

Doriprismatica atromarginata mating pair