Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Species List: Nudi 2, Currimundi Reef, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 31-07-2016

43 species sighted at Nudi 2, Currimundi Reef, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 31-07-2016

Julie, Terry, Gary and David on this excursion consisting of 2 x 90 minute dives in water depths from 13 m to 17 m. 20 m viz (measured), 19 C water temp and no surge.

Excellent boating and diving conditions continue to grace our section of coastline allowing us to continue our survey of the "Nudi" sites thanks once again to the generosity of Terry our skipper. Nudi 2 did not disappoint. As well as a high species count we sighted a number of not-so-common species for our camera lenses including Elysia maoria, Chromodoris lochi and Trinchesia sp. 18.

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

Aegires flores 3/-
Ardeadoris sp. 2  4/1
Bornella anguilla 1/-
Chromodoris elisabethina 2/1
Chromodoris kuiteri 5/2
Chromodoris lochi -/1
Chromodoris sp. 3  1/1
Chromodoris striatella -/2
Cratena lineata 1/-
Dermatobranchus ornatus 2/3
Dermatobranchus rodmani -/1
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus -/1
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -/3
*Doriprismatica atromarginata 16/12
Elysia maoria 1/-
Flabellina bicolor -/1
Flabellina rubrolineata 1/-
Glossodoris vespa -/1
Goniobranchus decorus 1/1
Goniobranchus geometricus 2/1
Goniobranchus splendidus 1/1
Goniodoridella savignyi -/2
Gymnodoris sp. 10 1/-
Halgerda aurantiomaculata -/2
Hexabranchus sanguineus 2/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 5/2
Hypselodoris obscura 3/2
Hypselodoris sagamiensis 1/-
Hypselodoris whitei -/1
Phyllidia ocellata 1/2
Phyllidia picta  -/1
Phyllidia varicosa 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 1/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/1
Phyllidiopsis burni -/2
Phyllodesmium magnum -/1
Pleurolidia juliae 2/-
Pteraeolidia semperi 3/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 8/6
Tornatina sp. 1  -/1
Trinchesia sp. 18  1/-
Verconia norba 1/-
Verconia sp. 2 -/1

Verconia norba

Pleurolidia juliae

Pteraeolidia semperi

Chromodoris kuiteri

Cratena lineata

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Dermatobranchus rodmani 

Dermatobranchus sp. 7

Verconia sp. 2

Flabellina rubrolineata

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Phyllidia picta

Phyllidia varicosa

Goniobranchus decorus

Substrate - "The Mooring Block"

Phyllidia ocellata

Bornella anguilla

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Sagaminopteron ornatum

Glossodoris vespa

Hypselodoris whitei

Phyllidiella lizae

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Goniodoridella savignyi

Flabellina bicolor

Substrate - showing luxurious growth

Ardeadoris sp. 2

Hypselodoris sagamiensis

Aegires flores

Elysia maoria

Trinchesia sp. 18

Hypselodoris obscura

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Phyllodesmium magnum

Halgerda aurantiomaculata

Chromodoris lochi

Dermatobranchus ornatus

Chromodoris striatella

Tornatina sp. 1

Dermatobranchus tuberculatus