Nudibranch Central: Species List: 11-12-2018, TJ's Boulders and Nudi Ledge, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Species List: 11-12-2018, TJ's Boulders and Nudi Ledge, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

34 species sighted at TJ's Boulders and Nudi Ledge, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 11-12-2018.

David, Terry and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 65 minute and 1 x 73 minute dives in water depths up to 19.8 m, 1-3 m viz, 24 C water temp.

Today we headed out to deeper water with a bit of swell running. Then I realised I left the reel at home, the worst time to do so. Because of that we decided TJ's because the site is easy to navigate. After descending we found poor viz but kept searching dispite the surge. Our 787th species Chelidonura amoena was found on the second dive where the viz was worse.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Bornella anguilla -/3
Carminodoris nodulosa -/1
Chelidonura amoena -/1 NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris elisabethina -/3
Chromodoris kuiteri -/1
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1/-
Diversidoris sp. 2 1/-
* Doriprismatica atromarginata -/12
Elysia pusilla 1/5
Flabellina rubrolineata 1/-
Glossodoris vespa -/2
Hypselodoris bullockii 1/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 3/5
Hypselodoris maritima 1/-
Jorunna sp. 3 -/1
Mariaglaja inornata /-2
Oxynoe viridis -/2
Pleurolidia juliae -/1
Phyllidia ocellata -/2
Phyllidia varicosa -/1
Phyllidiella annulata 1/1
Phyllidiella lizae -/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/1
Phyllidiopsis burni 1/-
Phyllidiopsis krempfi -/1
Phyllodesmium macphersonae -/1
Pteraeolidia semperi 1/-
Roboastra luteolineata 2/3
Sagaminopteron ornatum 1/5
Thuridilla carlsoni -/1
Trapania vitta -/1
Tritoniopsis elegans 1/2
Verconia decussata -/1
Verconia norba 1/1