Saturday, March 23, 2013

Species List from Wobby Rocks 22-04-2013


19 Species found at Wobby Rocks, 10m viz, light winds, over cast, surface current, a little surge, 25C water temp. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.


Bulla vernicosa /1
Cadlinella ornatissma /1
Chromodoris elisabethina 2/4
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 1
*Doriprismatica atromarginata 1/9
Goniobranchus collingwoodi 1
Goniobranchus geometricus 1
Gymnodoris alba 1
Hypselodoris jacksoni /1
Hypselodoris tryoni /1
Jorunna sp. 3  /1
Marionia cyanobranchiata 1
Phyllidia exquisita 2
Phyllidia vericosa /1
Phyllidiella pustulosa /1
Phyllidiopsis burni 1
Phyllidiopsis cardinalis /1
Thuridilla splendens 1/1
Trinchesia sp. 13 /1



Joey starting her search

Surface conditions and David

The substrate

Goniobranchus collingwoodi photo David Mullins

Flatworm Pseudobiceros gratus photo David Mullins

Cadlinella ornatissma photo David Mullins

Marionia cyanobranchiata photo David Mullins

Phyllidia exquisita photo David mullins

Cadlinella ornatissma

Marionia cyanobranchiata ? head closeup

Marionia cyanobranchiata ?

Hypselodoris jacksoni  photo Joey

Phyllidiopsis cardinalis photo Joey

Cadlinella ornatissma photo Joey

Doriprismatica atromarginata our most common species! photo Joey

Chromodoris elisabethina

Phyllidiopsis cardinalis butt up!

Phyllidia vericosa

Hypselodoris tryoni

Phyllidiella pustulosa laying eggs

Jorunna sp. 3

Bulla vernicosa

Trinchesia sp. 13