Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Species List: Nudi Ledge, Currimundi Reef, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 20-01-2016

34 species sighted Nudi Ledge, Currimundi Reef, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Terry, and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 106 minute and 1 x 83 minute dives in water depths of 14 m to 17 m. 8 m viz, 26 C water temp and no surge.

A good cross section of species sighted again at this site.

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

Ardeadoris aff. averni 1/-
Bornella anguilla 6/4
Bulbaeolidia alba -/1
Chelidonura inornata 3/-
Chromodoris kuiteri -/3
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 1/-
Dermatobranchus oculus 2/-
Dermatobranchus ornatus 3/1
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1/1
Diversidoris crocea -/1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 4/8
Flabellina rubrolineata 2/-
Glossodoris vespa 1/1
Goniobranchus cf. reticulatus 1/-
Goniobranchus geometricus 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 3/1
Hexabranchus sanguineus 2/1
Hypselodoris bullockii 2/1
Jorunna sp. 3 2/2
Noumea romeri 1/-
Phyllidia exquisita 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata 1/1
Phyllidia varicosa 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 2/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 4/3
Pleurolidia juliae 1/3
Pteraeolidia semperi 2/2
* Sagaminopteron ornatum 6/6
Thuridilla carlsoni 1/-
Trapania vitta 1/-
Trinchesia sibogae -/2
Trinchesia sp. 3 1/-
Trinchesia sp. 20 -/1
Tritoniopsis alba -/1

Brillant surface conditions

Phyllidia exquisita

Goniobranchus geometricus

Noumea romeri

Goniobranchus cf. reticulatus

Hypselodoris bullockii

Ardeadoris aff. averni

Phyllidiella lizae

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Bornella anguilla

Dermatobranchus cf. primus

Pleurolidia juliae 

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Sagaminopteron ornatum

Diversidoris crocea

Trinchesia sibogae

Substrate

Thuridilla carlsoni 

Dermatobranchus ornatus

Substrate showing ledge - Dive reel, centre top, 
Hypselodoris bullockii, bottom right

Terry at work

Trapania vitta

Glossodoris vespa

Chromodoris kuiteri