Sunday, February 10, 2019

Species List: 10-02-2019, The Trench, Gneering Shoals, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

23 species sighted at The Trench, Gneering Shoals, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 10-02-2019.

A double dive by Gary Nudibranch Day at Sunreef on this excursion consisting of a 54 and 60 minute dive in water depth up to 19.9 m, 10 m viz, 27 C water temp.

Again today was Nudibranch Day at Sunreef Scuba Diving. Conditions were very good but a bit of swell running. Some interesting species were found.

Species and number thereof sighted dive 1/dive 2
* Species with highest specimen count

Aegires citrinus -/1
Ardeadoris rubroannulata -/2
Bornella anguilla -/1
Cadlinella ornatissima 1/-
Ceratosoma tenue -/1
Chromodoris elisabethina 1/2
Chromodoris kuiteri -/1
* Chromodoris lochi 1/4
Dermatobranchus ornatus -/2
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus -/1
Diversidoris flava -/1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 3/2
Glossodoris rufomarginata 1/-
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -/1
Goniobranchus splendidus 1/1
Phyllidia ocellata 1/-
Phyllidia varicosa 1/-
Phyllidiella annulata -/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa -/1
Phyllidiopsis shireenae -/1
Phyllodesmium sp. 2 -/1
Pleurolidia juliae 1/-
Thuridilla splendens 1/2

Our ride

Substrate

Chromodoris lochi

Doriprismatica atromarginata and 
Goniobranchus splendidus

Glossodoris rufomarginata

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Phyllidia ocellata

Thuridilla splendens

Pleurolidia juliae

Phyllidia varicosa

Chromodoris elisabethina

Surface conditions

Chromodoris kuiteri

Diversidoris flava

Ardeadoris rubroannulata

Phyllidiella annulata

Goniobranchus sp. 6

Dermatobranchus tuberculatus

Dermatobranchus ornatus

Phyllodesmium sp. 2

Aegires citrinus

Phyllidiopsis shireenae

Cadlinella ornatissima

Ceratosoma tenue