Terry and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 90 minute and 1 x 85 minute dives in water depths of 14m to 18m. 8m viz, 26C water temp, some surge.
Summer diving conditions have not been kind to us this year with almost a 2 month hiatus from offshore diving excursions. Mischief is now back in service out of Mooloolaba and so we took advantage of the promising forecasts to head out to the Gneering Shoals to see what we could find. The wind strength and direction was not as predicted but we managed two excellent dives before heading back. One specimen has us somewhat confused being similar in some respects to both Goniobranchus aureopurpureus and Thorunna perplexa. Identity TBA.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires citrinus 1/-
Aegires gardineri -/1
Berthellina citrina -/1
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/1
Chromodoris elisabethina -/4
Dermatobranchus rodmani -/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 1/2
Glossodoris vespa -/2
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -/1
Goniobranchus decorus -/1
Goniobranchus splendidus 1/1
Gymnodoris sp. 7 1/-
Hypselodoris aff. maculosa 1/1
Hypselodoris emma 1/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni 1/-
Hypselodoris maritima 1/-
Hypselodoris sp. 4 -/1
Mexichromis trilineata 1/1
Noumea simplex 1/-
Phyllidia exquisita 3/-
Phyllidia ocellata -/1
Phyllidiella lizae 2/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 5/3
Sagaminopteron ornatum -/1
Thorunna daniellae -/1
Thorunna perplexa 1/- To be confirmed
Thuridilla carlsoni 2/2
* Thuridilla splendens 4/6
Trinchesia ornata 4/-
Surface conditions
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Thorunna daniellae
Aegires citrinus
Trinchesia ornata
Hypselodoris emma
Goniobranchus splendidus
Hypselodoris maritima
Gymnodoris sp. 7
Thorunna perplexa - TBA
Noumea simplex
Phyllidia exquisita
Thuridilla carlsoni
Bulbaeolidia alba
Berthellina citrina
Aegires gardineri
Hypselodoris sp. 4
Glossodoris vespa
Chromodoris elisabethina
Hypselodoris aff. maculosa
Thuridilla splendens
Goniobranchus decorus
Sagaminopteron ornatum
