26 species sighted at Coles Hole, Gneering Shoals, Mooloolaba, Qld. 11-10-2020.
A double boat entry dive Gary, David and others of 50/50 minutes. Maximum depth 19.2 m, 23 C water temperature, 15+ m viz.
Nudibranch Day is here again and the weather looks super. The water temp was 23 C and my first dives without a drysuit this season. The water was so blue and clear without the surge. Some great species were found by all. A new species was added as well. A Dermatobranchus that does not match anything I know of.
Species and number thereof sighted, first dive/second dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires gardineri 1/-
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/-
Ceratosoma tenue 1/-
Chromodoris burni -/2
* Chromodoris elisabethina 2/3
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/2
Cratena lineata -/1
Dermatobranchus ornatus -/1
Dermatobranchus sp. 14 1/- NEW SPECIES
Diversidoris flava 1/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 1/3
Glossodoris rufomarginata 1/2
Glossodoris vespa 1/1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -/1
* Goniobranchus geometricus 4/1
* Goniobranchus splendidus 4/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 3/-
Hypselodoris maculosa 1/-
Hypselodoris sp. 9 1/-
Hypselodoris whitei 1/-
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/2
Roboastra luteolineata 1/1
Thorunna daniellae -/2
Verconia laboutei 2/-
Verconia norba 3/-
Verconia romeri -/1
Our ride
Surface
Substrate
Substrate
Verconia laboutei
Bulbaeolidia alba
Diversidoris flava
Hypselodoris whitei
Ceratosoma tenue
Goniobranchus geometricus
Hypselodoris maculosa
Elisha working!
Chromodoris elisabethina
Goniobranchus geometricus
Hypselodoris jacksoni x2
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Aegires gardineri
Thorunna daniellae
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Chromodoris elisabethina and Doriprismatica atromarginata
Chromodoris burni
Cratena lineata
Verconia romeri
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Verconia laboutei
Hypselodoris whitei
Roboastra luteolineata
Glossodoris rufomarginata
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Aegires gardineri
Verconia norba
Glossodoris vespa
Diversidoris flava
Verconia norba x2
Hypselodoris sp. 9
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Dermatobranchus sp. 14 NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris kuiteri
