Terry and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 87 minute & 1 x 83 minute dives in water depths of 14 m to 17 m. 15+ m viz, 25C water temp and no surge except for some slight effect along the top of the ledge.
This is an interesting site located in the Currimundi Reef zone. The substrate varies from sand to rock plateaus with shallow trenches in-between, large rocky boulders and a crescent shaped wall that wraps around a sandy zone. The population of Dermatobranchus ornatus continues to give the highest specimen count. The prize for the weirdest find of the day goes to a specimen of Phyllodesmium magnum that had no head. Obviously lost in an encounter with a fish, crab or worm. It was collected and observed to crawl around the dish and wave its cerata about but of course could not feed.
Number of species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Ardeadoris rubroannulata 1/1
Berthella martensi 1/-
Bornella anguilla 1/-
Chromodoris kuiteri -/3
Chromodoris splendida 1/1
Chromodoris striatella -/1
Cratena lineata 1/1
Crimora edwardsi 1/-
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 1/1
* Dermatobranchus ornatus 12/3
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1/-
Doriprismatica atromarginata -/3
Doto rosacea -/1
Doto sp. 5 -/1
Elysia maoria -/1
Goniobranchus daphne 1/-
Hypselodoris bullockii -/1
Hypselodoris obscura 3/1
Jorunna sp. 3 2/-
Marionia cyanobranchiata 1/-
Phyllidia elegans -/1
Phyllidia ocellata 3/5
Phyllidia picta -/1
Phyllidia varicosa 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae -/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa -/4
Phyllidiopsis burni -/1
Phyllodesmium magnum 1/-
Phyllodesmium sp. 2 1/-
Protaeolidia juliae 1/-
Pteraeolidia ianthina 5/3
Roboastra luteolineata 5/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 5/2
Tritoniopsis alba 1/1
Trinchesia sp. 3 -/1
The flag float bobs around on the surface
A richly covered substrate
Checking out one of the shallow gutters
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Bornella anguilla amongst the hydroids
Berthella martensi
Protaeolidia juliae
Goniobranchus daphne
Chromodoris splendida
Marionia cyanobranchiata
Roboastra luteolineata
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Phyllidia varicosa
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidia elegans
Hypselodoris obscura
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Hypselodoris bullockii
Phyllidiella lizae
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Trinchesia sp. 3
Phyllodesmium sp. 2
Phyllodesmium sp. 2 in the lab
Chromodoris kuiteri
Phyllidia picta
Elysia maoria
Chromodoris striatella
Terry hovering over the substrate
Looks interesting over there
Gotcha! Capturing the moment
Ardeadoris rubroannulata
Dermatobranchus cf. primus
Crimora edwardsi
Jorunna sp. 3
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Tritoniopsis alba
Cratena lineata
Roboastra luteolineata
Doto sp. 5 - in the lab
Doto sp. 5 - in the lab
Doto rosacea - in the lab
Phyllodesmium magnum - headless
