Sunday, August 4, 2013

Species List Aladdins Cave, Flinders Reef, Moreton Island 04-08-2013


23 Species found at Aladdins Cave, Flinders Reef, Moreton Island. 10 m viz., 21 C water temp surge, beautiful sunny day with perfect surface conditions! 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aplysia parvula /1
Berthellina citrina /1
Chromodoris elisabethina 1/1
Cratena cf. affinis 1
Cratena lineata /1
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 2
Elysia sp. 5 /1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi 2
Goniobranchus geometricus /1
Goniobranchus tinctorius /1
Halgerda elegans /1
Hypselodoris emma /1
Hypselodoris obscura (AU) /1
Madrella sanguinea (AU) 1 Our 546th species! 10 mm
Noumea simplex 1
Phyllidiella lizae 2
Pleurobranchus peronii 1
Tambja tenuilineata 1
Thuridilla carlsoni 1
*Thuridilla cf. gracilis 2/2
Thuridilla gracilis 1
*Thuridilla neona 1/3

Perfect surface conditions!

The substrate

Tambja tenuilineata

Thuridilla carlsoni

Thuridilla neona

Madrella sanguinea (AU) Our 546th species! 10 mm

Thuridilla gracilis

Thuridilla cf. gracilis

Goniobranchus collingwoodi feeding

Cratena cf. affinis

Hypselodoris emma

Berthellina citrina

Chromodoris elisabethina

Aplysia parvula

Elysia sp. 5

Unknown Flatworm

Goniobranchus tinctorius

Halgerda elegans

Goniobranchus geometricus

Thuridilla cf. gracilis

Goniobranchus collingwoodi feeding photo Jorina

Berthellina citrina photo Jorina

Aplysia parvula photo Jorina

Elysia sp. 5 photo Jorina

Goniobranchus tinctorius photo Jorina

Halgerda elegans photo Jorina

Goniobranchus geometricus photo Jorina

Thuridilla neona photo Jorina

Thuridilla cf. gracilis photo Jorina