Species List 09-08-10 Old Woman Island - Wall/Bommie

30 Species found, 10-15 m viz, no surge great conditions.
*most animals of a species found today. (42 photographed by Gary)

Berthella martensi
Bornella anguilla (4th photo)
Chromodoris decora
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris splendida
Chromodoris striatella
Cratena simba
Favorinus sp. 1
Flabellina exoptata (top photo)
Flabellina rubrolineata (6th photo)
Glossodoris aff. averni
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris vespa
Goniodoridella savignyi
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Jorunna sp. 3
Noumea norba
Noumea simplex
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidia picta
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllodesmium sp. 2
*Pteraeolidia ianthina (2nd photo)
Roboastra luteolineata (7th photo)
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Tambja morosa (3rd photo)
Tambja victoriae
Trinchesia sibogae

Species List 8/08/2010 - Currimundi Reef

After a too brief holiday in PNG it was still good for the Caloundra crew to get back to our old stamping grounds. While there were no new species for the team, we did manage to find a few that we had not seen before.

18 Species found - a bit of surge, 8m vis.

Chelidonura inornata
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris splendida
Dermatobranchus sp.1
Glossodoris aff. averni
Glossodoris atromarginata
Gymnodoris alba (top photo)
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris sagamiensis (bottom photo)
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllodesmium sp.2 (center photo)
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Risbecia tryoni
Roboastra luteolineata
Sagaminopteron ornatum

Species List 07-08-10 Fairyland

31 Species found, 15m viz, no surge and lots of branchs!
*most animals of a species found today.

Aegires citrinus
Aegires gardineri, feeding (4th photo)
Cadlinella ornatissma (2nd photo)
Ceratosoma magnificum
Chelidonura inornata
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris splendida
Dermatobranchus sp. 1
Dermatobranchus sp. 2
Durvilledoris pusilla (3rd photo)
Flabellina rubrolineata
Glossodoris aff. averni
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris rubroannulata (5th photo)
Glossodoris vespa
Gymnodoris alba
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris kanga
*Hypselodoris obscura, mating (6th photo)
Micromelo undata (top photo)
Noumea norba
Noumea simplex
Phyllidia varicosa
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllodesmium magnum
Tambja tenuilineata
Thuridilla carlsoni
Trinchesia ornata

David shooting Micromelo undata (circled) (7th photo)
Nick joined us for fun and follies! (bottom photo)

Species List 05-08-10 Flinders Reef, Moreton Island

16 Species found, 20 m viz no surge, pleasent!
*most animals of a species found today.
The photo of David searching a bommie (bottom photo) was quite exciting! We found many critters!!

Chromodoris lochi
Chromodoris splendida
Elysia ornata
Elysia sp. 5
Elysia sp. 6 (4th photo mating pair)
Elysia sp. 7 (8th photo mating pair)
Glossodoris rubroannulata (7th photo)
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Thuridilla carlsoni
Thuridilla cf. gracilis (5th photo)
*Thuridilla gracilis
Thuridilla livida
Thuridilla neona (top photo)
Thuridilla sp. 3 (3rd and 9th photo) Our 426th species!
Thuridilla splendens
Trinchesia ornata

YES I know big Reticulate Ray and delicious Flathead where seen too!

Species List 01-08-10 Shellacey Reef

29 Species, 15-20m viz, very little surge! Lots of branchs! This site is the best for Nudibranchs.
*most animals of a species found today…tied!

Aegires citrinus
Aegires flores
Bornella anguilla (6th photo)
*Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris splendida
Dermatobranchus sp. 1
Flabellina bicolor
Glossodoris aff. averni
Glossodoris atromarginata
Gymnodoris alba (5th photo)
Hexabranchus sanguineus (2nd photo)
Hypselodoris aff. maculosa
Hypselodoris emmae
Hypselodoris jacksoni (top photo)
*Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris whitei
Noumea romeri
Pectenodoris trilineata
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidia varicosa
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllidiopsis burni
Platydoris formosa (4th photo)
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
Thuridilla splendens
Trinchesia acinosa (3rd photo)
Trinchesia ornata

Species List 30-07-10 The Trench south side

17 Species found. Surgy at 10-15m viz, very light wind and glassy surface conditions.
*most animals of a species found today.

Aegires flores (3rd photo)
Bornella anguilla
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris splendida
Dermatobranchus sp. 2
*Glossodoris atromarginata
Goniodoridella savignyi
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris whitei (top photo)
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidia picta (2nd photo)
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Roboastra luteolineata
Thuridilla carlsoni
Tritoniopsis alba

Species List 25-07-10 Shellacey Reef

20 Species found. 15-20m viz.
*most animals of a species found today.

Aegires citrinus
Chelidonura inornata
Chromodoris burni (4th photo)
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris geometrica (2nd photo)
Chromodoris splendida
Cratena lineata (top photo)
Dermatobranchus sp. 1
Flabellina rubrolineata
Glossodoris atromarginata
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris kanga
*Hypselodoris obscura
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllidiopsis cardinalis (3rd photo)
Roboastra luteolineata
Tambja amakusana
Tambja morosa
Thuridilla splendens
Trinchesia ornata