Monday, September 19, 2011

Species List 18-09-2011 Nudi Retreat Caloundra


















36 Species found at Nudi Retreat off Caloundra, 10-15 m viz, glassy surface conditions and no swell…great dives very target rich! Check out the numbers of animals found! No this was a lake! 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aegires villosus /2 (11th photo)
Aeolidiella alba 1
Berthella martensi /2
Cadlinella ornatissma 1
Ceratosoma magnificum /1
Chromodoris alius 1 Second one found! (6th photo)
Chromodoris daphne 9/1 (4th photo)
Dermatobranchus ornatus 2
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/2
Chromodoris kuniei 1 Second one found! (9th photo)
Chromodoris splendida 7/1
Chromodoris striatella 1 (1st photo)
Chromodoris verrieri 1 Has not been seen in 7 years! (3rd photo)
*Dermatobranchus cf. primus 49/8 (5th and 7th photos)
Elysia sp. 5 4/3 (13th photo)
Flabellina bicolor 1
Glossodoris aff. averni 1/2
Glossodoris atromarginata 2/1
Godiva quadricolor /1 First one found outside the Pumicestone Passage! Has not been seen in 7 years! (2nd photo)
Goniodoridella savignyi /1
Gymnodoris bicolor /1
Hypselodoris bullockii /1 (10th photo)
Hypselodoris jacksoni 3
Hypselodoris kanga /1
Noumea romeri 1
Phyllidia ocellata 4/2
Phyllidia varicosa 1
Phyllidiella lizae 1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/1
Phyllodesmium magnum /1 (12th photo)
Pteraeolidia ianthina /1
Roboastra luteolineata 3
Sagaminopteron ornatum 4/25
Tambja tenuilineata 10/15 (8th photo)
Tambja victoriae 1/1
Thorunna sp. 3 1

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Species List 16-09-2011 Flinders Reef Moreton Island











24 Species found at Flinders Reef, 15 m vis, sunny, light winds, no surge. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aegires citrinus 1
Aegires flores 4/1
Bornella anguilla 1
*Chromodoris elisabethina 2/4
Chromodoris lochi 3
Chelidonura inornata 2 (7th photo)
Cratena simba 1
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 4
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus 2 (1st photo)
Flabellina rubrolineata 2 (6th photo)
Gymnodoris okinawae /1
Hypselodoris jacksoni /1
Hypselodoris whitei 1
Phyllidia varicosa 1
Phyllidiella pustulosa /1
Placida cf. aoteana 1 ? Our 472nd species! (3rd photo)
Pleurobranchus peronii /1
Sclerodoris sp. 5 1 Our 471st species! (5th photo)
Stiliger aureomarginatus /1 (2nd photo)
Thuridilla carlsoni 1
Thuridilla cf. gracilis /1
Thuridilla gracilis /1 (8th photo)
Thuridilla neona 3/2
Trinchesia ornata /1
Unknown critter (4th photo)

Species List 15-09-2011 Flinders Reef Moreton Island













26 Species found at Flinders Reef, 15-20 m vis, sunny, light winds, no surge. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aegires citrinus 1
Aegires flores 1/2
Bornella anguilla 1
Chelidonura inornata /2
Chromodoris elisabethina 2/2
Chromodoris lochi 1/2 (10th photo)
Chromodoris tinctoria /1
Chromodoris strigata 1/1
*Costasiella kuroshimae 5 (2nd photo)
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 1
Elysia ornata 1
Elysia yaeyamana (juvenile) (3rd photo)
Flabellina bicolor /1
Glossodoris atromarginata 1
Glossodoris cincta 1
Glossodoris rufomarginata /1 (9th photo)
Hypselodoris zephyra 1
Micromelo undata 1
Noumea simplex 1
Pleurobranchus peronii /1 (4th photo)
Risbecia godeffroyana 1 (1st photo)
Tambja tenuilineata /2 (7th photo)
Thorunna daniellae /1
Thuridilla carlsoni 2/1
Thuridilla neona 1/3 (6th photo)

Tylodina corticalis /1 (8th photo)

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Species List 08-09-2011 Castle Rock Mooloolaba














19 Species found at Castle Rock, 10-15 m viz, no wind and glassey surface conditions, 2 m swell running with lots of surge. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Chromodoris elisabethina 1/1
Chromodoris splendida 1 (11th photo)
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa 1
Favorinus sp. 2 1
Glossodoris aff. averni /1 (1st photo)
*Glossodoris atromarginata 2/3
Glossodoris vespa 1 (5th photo)
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2 (10th photo)
Hypselodoris maculosa 1 (9th photo)
Hypselodoris obscura 1 (6th photo)
Hypselodoris whitei 1
Phyllidia picta 1 (2nd photo)
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/2
Roboastra luteolineata /1
Tambja morosa 1 (4th photo)
Tambja tenuilineata 2/1 (3rd photo)
Thuridilla carlsoni 1
Thuridilla splendens 1
Tylodina corticalis /2 (7th and 8th photos)

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Species List 07-09-2011 Hanging Rock Mooloolaba












21 Species found at Hanging Rock, 10-15 m viz, 2 m swell running and lots of surge. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Chromodoris decora 2
Chromodoris elisabethina 1
Chromodoris kuiteri 1
Chromodoris splendida /1
Flabellina bicolor /1 (4th photo)
Geitodoris sp. 2 1 Our 470th species! (1st photo)
Glossodoris atromarginata 1
*Hypselodoris jacksoni /4 (2nd photo)
Noumea flava 1
Phyllidia exquisita 1 (6th photo)
Phyllidia ocellata /1 (3rd photo)
Phyllidiella lizae /1
*Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/3
Phyllodesmium sp. 2 1 (7th photo)
Pleurobranchus peronii 1 (5th photo)
Protaeolidiella juliae 1 (8th photo)
Roboastra luteolineata 1 (9th photo)
Tambja morosa /1
Tambja tenuilineata 3
Thorunna daniellae 1
Thuridilla splendens 2