Nudibranch Central: Species List: Crete and Nudi Ledge, Currimundi Reef, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 31-07-2015

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Species List: Crete and Nudi Ledge, Currimundi Reef, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 31-07-2015

34 species total, sighted at Crete and Nudi Ledge, both on Currimundi Reef, Sunshine Coast.

Julie, Terry and David on this excursion consisting of 2 dives.
1st dive at Crete of 84 minutes in water depths of 17 to 19 m. 10 m viz, 19 C water temp, no surge.
2nd dive at Nudi Ledge of 87 minutes in water depths of 14 to 17 m. 10 m viz, 19 C water temp and a little surge.

As more settled conditions prevail our species count is on the upswing. Most of these are fairly commonly encountered except perhaps the large specimen of Aegires gardineri which we have not sighted for some time.

Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count

Aegires gardineri 1/-
Ardeadoris aff. averni 7/3
Cadlinella ornatissima -/1
Chromodoris kuiteri -/3
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 1/-
Dermatobranchus ornatus 1/3
Dermatobranchus rodmani -/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 2/8
Flabellina exoptata 2/-
Flabellina rubrolineata 6/-
Glossodoris vespa 1/2
Goniobranchus albonares 1/-
Goniobranchus cf. reticulatus 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 11/2
Goniodoridella savignyi 2/2
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni 5/5
Hypselodoris maritima -/1
Hypselodoris obscura 2/3
Hypselodoris sagamiensis 1/-
Mexichromis festiva 1/-
Noumea norba 2/2
Noumea romeri -/1
Phyllidia ocellata 2/1
Phyllidia varicosa 1/1
Phyllidiella lizae 1/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 4/6
Pleurobranchus peronii -/1
Pteraeolidia semperi 2/1
* Sagaminopteron ornatum 20/15
Tambja tenuilineata 1/-
Trinchesia sibogae 3/-
Trinchesia sp. 3 -/1
Tylodina corticalis -/1