Species List: 19-11-2016, NW Reef, Old Woman Island, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

43 Species NW Reef, Old Woman Island, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 19-11-2016

Gary, and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 96 minute and 1 x 91 minute dives in water depths from 10 m to 12.5 m. 6 m viz, 24 C water temp and some surge.

We decided to give the same dive site we visited earlier in the week another going over while it is still productive. A number of species different to last time were sighted. Nothing new to add to our overall list but Crimora edwardsi and Actinocyclus verrucosus are uncommon finds. The sighting of the Philinopsis orientalis is a first by us outside of the Mooloolah River.

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

Actinocyclus verrucosus 1/-
Ardeadoris averni -/1
Ardeadoris sp. 2 -/2
Atys semistriatus (shell) 1/-
Berthella martensi 3/-
Carminodoris nodulosa 1/-
Chelidonura hirundinina -/3
Chelidonura inornata 2/2
Chromodoris sp. 1 -/1
Crimora edwardsi 1/-
Dendrodoris fumata -/1
Dermatobranchus oculus -/1
Dermatobranchus sp. 8 2/1
Dermatobranchus sp. 9 -/1
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus 1/1
Diversiodoris crocea -/1
Diversiodoris flava -/1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 6/8
Elysia maoria 1/-
Glossodoris vespa 1/1
Goniobranchus albonares 1/-
Goniobranchus reticulatus -/1
Goniobranchus rufomaculatus 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 5/2
Goniobranchus verrieri -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 1/1
Hypselodoris tryoni -/2
Kaloplocamus acutus -/2
Marionia cyanobranchiata 3/1
Mexichromis festiva -/1
Philinopsis orientalis 1/-
Phyllidia elegans -/1
Phyllidia ocellata 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 1/-
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum -/1
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum 1/-
Thuridilla carlsoni -/1
Thuridilla splendens 6/4
Tornatina sp. 1 (Shell) 1/-
Tritoniopsis alba 1/-
Verconia haliclona -/1
Verconia simplex 1/-

Dermatobranchus sp. 8

Berthella martensi 

Crimora edwardsi

Tritoniopsis alba

Philinopsis orientalis - light colour form

Marionia cyanobranchiata

Goniobranchus rufomaculatus - juvenile

Chelidonura inornata

Phyllidia ocellata

Tornatina sp. 1 - shell

Verconia simplex

Dermatobranchus tuberculatus

Goniobranchus verrieri

Crimora edwardsi - a pair

Phyllidia elegans

Diversiodoris crocea

Dendrodoris fumata

Verconia haliclona

Diversiodoris flava

Mexichromis festiva

Chelidonura hirundinina

Sagaminopteron ornatum

Elysia maoria

Old Woman Island from the dive deck

Substrate

Carminodoris nodulosa

Sagaminopteron psychedelicum

Glossodoris vespa

Thuridilla splendens

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Goniobranchus splendidus

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Goniobranchus reticulatus

Ardeadoris averni

Chromodoris sp. 1

Hypselodoris tryoni

Species List: 16-11-2016, NW Reef, Old Woman Island, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

45 Species sighted at NW Reef, Old Woman Island, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 16-11-2016.

Terry, Gary, David Hill and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 96 minute and 1 x 89 minute dives in water depths from 9 m to 13 m. 6 m viz , 23 C water temp and little surge.

Good surface conditions and reasonable visibility greeted us at one of our favourite Mudjimba Island dive sites although the water had a distinct green hue probably as a result of the weekend storms. Good numbers recorded again with some not-so-common species including Dendrodoris sp. 4, Hallaxa translucens and Verconia haliclona to name a few. It was not until the images were reviewed post dive that it was realised we had two new finds to add to our Sunshine Coast records - Atagema sp. 2 and Trinchesia sp. 39.

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

Aplysia parvula 1/-
Ardeadoris sp. 2 1/1
Atagema sp. 2 -/1 (New species)
Bornella anguilla 1/-
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/-
Chelidonura hirundinina 2/1
Chelidonura inornata 4/-
Chromodoris kuiteri 2/-
Chromodoris sp. 1 -/1
Chromodoris sp. 3 1/-
Costasiella kuroshimae -/1
Dendrodoris fumata -/2
Dendrodoris nigra -/1
Dendrodoris sp. 4 -/1 (Previously D. elongata)
Dermatobranchus oculus 2/1
Dermatobranchus sp. 8 5/-
Discodoris lilacina -/1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 27/7
Elysia sp. 11 1/-
Glossodoris vespa 3/5
Goniobranchus collingwoodi 1/-
Goniobranchus decorus 1/3
Goniobranchus splendidus 9/3
Hallaxa translucens -/3
Hypselodoris jacksoni 1/2
Hypselodoris maritima 1/-
Hypselodoris tryoni 1/-
Kaloplocamus acutus -/1
Marionia cyanobranchiata 1/-
Mexichromis mariei -/1
Nembrotha lineolata 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 1/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 4/2
Phyllodesmium crypticum 1/2
Siphopteron sp. 1 1/-
Thuridilla albopustulosa -/1
Thuridilla neona -/1
Thuridilla splendens 7/6
Trapania vitta 1/-
Trinchesia sp.39 1/- (New species)
Verconia haliclona 1/-
Verconia laboutei 2/-
Verconia norba 1/-
Verconia simplex 2/2

Goniobranchus collingwoodi

Aplysia parvula

Verconia norba

Marionia cyanobranchiata

Hypselodoris maritima 

Verconia laboutei

Siphopteron sp. 1

Dermatobranchus sp. 8

Chromodoris sp. 3

Discodoris lilacina

Dendrodoris sp. 4 

Dendrodoris nigra

Phyllodesmium crypticum

Thuridilla albopustulosa

Kaloplocamus acutus

Dendrodoris fumata

Hallaxa translucens

Chelidonura hirundinina

Substrate

Bulbaeolidia alba

Chelidonura inornata

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Dermatobranchus oculus

Thuridilla splendens

Hypselodoris tryoni

Trapania vitta

Goniobranchus splendidus

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Glossodoris vespa

Ardeadoris sp. 2

Chromodoris sp. 1

Verconia simplex

Goniobranchus decorus

Thuridilla neona

A view of Old Woman Island from the dive deck.

Atagema sp. 2 - new species

Trinchesia sp. 39 - new species