With the weather still providing good conditions, David away enjoying the offerings of a cooler climate and Julie hard at work earning a living, I was short a dive buddy for a few days this week. Luckily, Patrik Good came up from Brisbane to check out the local species and we were able to venture out to the reefs off Currimundi Lake. We spent most of our time diving along the ledge.
Number of species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
*Species with highest specimen count (dead heat this dive)
Aplysia parvula -/1
Ardeadoris aff. averni 1/1
Bornella anguilla 2/2
Chelidonura inornata 1/-
Chromodoris elisabethina 1/-
Chromodoris kuiteri 3/2
*Chromodoris splendida 3/5
Colpodaspis thompsoni 1/-
Dermatobranchus cf. primus -/1
Dermatobranchus ornatus 5/1
*Doriprismatica atromarginata 5/3
Flabellina rubrolineata 2/1
Glossodoris vespa -/1
Goniobranchus cf. reticulatus -/1
Goniobranchus decorus -/1
Goniobranchus reticulatus -/1
Gymnodoris alba 1/-
Hoplodoris nodulosa -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 4/1
Hypselodoris obscura 5/2
Jorunna parva -/1
Noumea norba -/1
Noumea simplex 1/-
Phyllidia exquisita 2/2
Phyllidia ocellata 1/2
Phyllidiella lizae 3/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 3/3
Phyllodesmium macphersonae -/1
Pleurolidia juliae 1/-
Pteraeolidia ianthina -/1
Roboastra luteolineata -/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 4/3
Trinchesia sp. 3 1/-
Trinchesia sp. 3
Too small (<2mm) to identify
Phyllodesmium macphersonae
Pleurolidia juliae
Colpodaspis thompsoni
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Noumea norba
Jorunna parva
Noumea simplex
Chromodoris kuiteri
Flabellina rubrolineata
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Hoplodoris nodulosa
Ardeadoris aff. averni
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Chromodoris splendida
