Julie, Terry and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 88 minute & 1 x 83 minute dives in water depths of 10m to 15m. 21C water temp, 25m viz and some surge.
It has been well over 4 months since we last ventured out to Flinders Reef in Mischief. Surface conditions were great and whales were sighted to the left, whales were sighted to the right and dolphins up ahead. Highlights include the finding of the not-so-common species Glossodoris cincta, Phestilla melanobrachia, Favorinus sp. 2, and our latest new species: Hoplodoris sp. 2
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires flores 1/-
Bornella anguilla -/1
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/-
Chromodoris elisabethina 4/3
Chromodoris boucheti -/1
Chromodoris strigata -/1
Costasiella kuroshimae -/2
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 1/
Dermatobranchus rodmani -/1
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus -/1
*Doriprismatica atromarginata 6/3
Elysia ornata -/1
Elysia sp. 5 2/-
Favorinus sp. 2 -/1
Flabellina bicolor -/1
Glossodoris cincta -/1
Goniobranchus decorus 1/-
Gymnodoris okinawae -/1
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/-
Hoplodoris sp. 2 1/- (New species)
Hypselodoris maculosa 2/-
Hypselodoris maritima 1/-
Hypselodoris obscura 1/-
Phestilla melanobrachia 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata -/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/-
Pleurobranchus peronii 1/-
Protaeolidiella juliae -/1
Pteraeolidia ianthina -/1
Thorunna daniellae 1/-
Thuridilla cf. gracilis 1/1
Thuridilla neona 1/-
Thuridilla splendens -/1
Tylodina corticalis 1/-
Thuridilla cf. gracilis
Aegires flores
Tylodina corticalis
Glossodoris cincta
A rich and diverse substrate
Phyllidia ocellata
Hypselodoris maritima
Bornella anguilla
Chromodoris elisabethina
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Looking south to the Cape
Looking east to the reef
Hypselodoris maculosa
Hexabranchus sanguineus - juvenile
Phestilla melanobrachia
Goniobranchus decorus
Hypselodoris obscura
Hoplodoris sp. 2 (New species)
Pleurobranchus peronii
Elysia sp. 5 - Juvenile
Thuridilla neona
Dermatobranchus cf. primus
Thorunna daniellae
Chromodoris strigata
Elysia ornata
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Chromodoris boucheti
Favorinus sp. 2
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Gymnodoris okinawae
Costasiella kuroshimae
Protaeolidiella juliae
Thuridilla splendens
