12 species sighted at Old Woman Island southside, Nudibranch Day, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 05-02-2025.
Double boat entry dives with Gary and four friends of two - 50 minute dives, maximum depth 8.6 m, 24 C water temperature, up to 8 m viz.
With a lot of wind and swell on the way we had an opportunity in the morning to go chase Nudibranchs! The species count was low but the number of animals was great. Of interest was seeing Parties of Doriprismatica atromarginata, Hypselodoris jacksoni, Miamira flavicostata and Verconia norba. There many Doriprismatica atromarginata and Thuridlla sp. 6 to see...
Species and numbers recorded:
Chromodoris sp. 5 -1
Doriprismatica atromarginata -19
Glossodoris vespa -1
Goniobranchus splendidus -3
Hypselodoris jacksoni -9
Hypselodoris whitei -1
Mariaglaja inornata -1
Miamira flavicostata -2
Phyllidiella pustulosa -2
Thuridilla carlsoni -2
Thuridilla sp. 6 -11
Verconia norba -3
Our ride
Surface Old Woman Island
Substrate
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Glossodoris vespa
Thuridilla sp. 6
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Thuridilla carlsoni
Thuridilla sp. 6
Thuridilla sp. 6
Verconia norba party
Verconia norba
Verconia norba
Verconia norba
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Thuridilla carlsoni
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Flatworms
Hypselodoris jacksoni, Hypselodoris whitei, Miamira flavicostata
Miamira flavicostata
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris whitei and Miamira flavicostata
Hypselodoris whitei
The view
Hypselodoris jacksoni x3
Goniobranchus splendidus
Chromodoris sp. 5
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Doriprismatica atromarginata x3
Doriprismatica atromarginata x3
Goniobranchus splendidus
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris jacksoni x3
Mariaglaja inornata
Hypselodoris jacksoni, Hypselodoris whitei, Miamira flavicostata
Miamira flavicostata
