Species List 09-12-2010 Shellacey Reef

32 Species found, sunny after a week of rain and wind and swell!! Chocolate water until the 5km mark then nice water, 10-15m viz. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aeolidiella alba 1 (6nd photo)
Berthella martensi 1/1
Bornella anguilla 3
Chelidonura inornata 1/5
Chromodoris aff. africana 1
Chromodoris elisabethina 1/1
Chromodoris lochi /1
Chromodoris splendida 1/1
Dermatobranchus cf. primus /1
Dermatobranchus sp. 2 3
*Glossodoris atromarginata 6/7
Glossodoris rubroannulata /1
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1 (7th photo)Juvenile!
Hypselodoris jacksoni 1/1
Hypselodoris maculosa 1
Hypselodoris obscura 1
Hypselodoris whitei 2
Jorunna sp. 3 /1
Noumea norba /2 (3rd photo)
Pectenodoris trilineata 1
Phyllidia coelestis /1 (2nd photo)
Phyllidia varicosa 1/1
Phyllidiella lizae /2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/1
Phyllidiopsis burni /1
Phyllodesmium sp. 2 /1
Risbecia godeffroyana 1
Tambja tenuilineata /1
Thuridilla carlsoni /1
Thuridilla splendens 3/3
Trinchesia ornata 2
Trinchesia sp. 3 3 (8th photo)
Yum....bun surface interval!

Species List 29-11-2010 Clown Reef

26 Species found. 15m viz, glassy surface conditions with a bit of surge.
*most species found this outing

Aeolidiella alba 1
Chelidonura inornata 3
Chromodoris aff. africana 1
Chromodoris albonares 1
Chromodoris albopunctata 1
Chromodoris elisabethina 2 (6th photo)
Chromodoris kuiteri 1
Chromodoris splendida 1
Cratena simba 1 (5th photo)
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 1
Dermatobranchus sp. 2 1
Flabellina bicolor 2
Flabellina rubrolineata 1
Glossodoris aff averni 1
*Glossodoris atromarginata 4
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 1
Hypselodoris whitei 2
Phyllidia ocellata 1
Phyllidia varicosa 1
Phyllidiella lizae 2
*Phyllidiella pustulosa 4
Phyllodesmium magnum 2 (4th photo)
Phyllodesmium sp. 2 1
Reticulidia halgerda 1 (1st, 2nd, 3rd photos) Our 448th species! New Record for sthn Queensland.
Trinchesia ornata 1

Pseudoceros scintillatus (7th photo Flatworm)
Calpurnus verrucosus (8th photo Toenail Egg Cowrie)

Species List 16-11-2010 Fairyland

22 Species list, 15 m viz. little surge. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing

Aegires citrinus 2
Aeolidiella alba /1 (3rd photo)
Berthella martensi /1
Chromodoris elisabethina 1/1
Chromodoris kuiteri 3
Chromodoris splendida 2/1
Chromodoris sp. 1 1 (6th photo)
Dermatobranchus primus 1
Dermatobranchus sp. 2 /1
*Glossodoris atromarginata 5/2
Glossodoris carlsoni 1
Glossodoris rubroannulata 1 (1st photo)
Glossodoris vespa /1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2
Okenia hallucigenia 1 (7th photo)
Phestilla melanobrachia 1 (5th photo)
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2
Roboastra gracilis /1
Tambja tenuilineata 1
Thuridilla carlsoni 1/2
Trinchesia ornata /1 (2nd photo)
Tylodina corticalis 2 (4th photo)

Species List 15-11-2010 Clown Reef

16 Species list, 10 m viz. big surge. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing

Chelidonura inornata /1
Glossodoris atromarginata 2
*Chromodoris elisabethina 6/1 (4th photo)
Chromodoris kuiteri 1
Chromodoris splendida 2/2
Glossodoris hikuerensis /1 (3rd photo)
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2
Hypselodoris obscura 2/1 (5th photo)
Phidiana indica 1 (7th photo)
Phyllidia varicosa 1
Phyllidiella lizae 1/1 (2nd photo)
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/1
Phyllodesmium macphersonae 1 (1st photo)
Roboastra luteolineata /1
Tambja tenuilineata 1
Thuridilla carlsoni 1 (6th photo)

2nd photo nudibranch egg mass

Species List 12-11-2010 Clown Reef

25 Species found. A little surge and 1.5m sea 12kt winds, 10-15m viz. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing

Baeolidia sp. 1 /1
Chelidonura electra 1 (4th photo)
Chelidonura inornata 5
*Chromodoris elisabethina 1/12
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/1
Chromodoris splendida 5
Dendrodoris sp. 1 1 (1st photo) <---our 447th species!
Flabellina bicolor /1 (3rd photo)
Glossodoris atromarginata 1/2
Glossodoris hikuerensis /1 (2nd photo)
Glossodoris vespa 3
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni /1
Hypselodoris maculosa /1
Hypselodoris maritima /1
Hypselodoris obscura 3
Hypselodoris whitei 1
Jorunna sp. 3 1
Phyllidia varicosa /1
Phyllidiella lizae 2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 4/4 (5th photo)
Thuridilla albopustulosa 1 (7th photo)
Thuridilla carlsoni 1
Thuridilla splendens 2
Trinchesia ornata 5 (6th photo)