Nudibranch Central

Monday, March 13, 2017

Species List: 12-03-2017, Shellacey Reef, Gneering Shoals, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

34 species sighted at Shellacey Reef, Gneering Shoals, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 12-03-2017

Gary, Elliot and Jens on this double dive, of 60 minutes each. Maximum depth 18.5 m, 27 C water temperature, 20+ m vis.

The conditions were nearly as perfect as you could want for diving. Sunny day, hardly any surge and great vis. The number of species was as it should be at this site - high! Finding Thorunna sp. 5 again was nice. And it was also great to see Chromodoris elisabethina as most popular.

Number of species sighted 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count

Aegires flores -/1
Aegires gardineri 1/-
Ardeadoris rubroannulata 1/1
Ceratosoma tenue 2/-
Chelidonura inornata 2/1
* Chromodoris elisabethina 1/12
Chelidonura hirundinina 1/-
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/2
Chromodoris magnifica -/2
Doriprismatica atromarginata 3/6
Flabellina bicolor -/1
Flabellina rubrolineata 1/1
Glossodoris vespa 2/-
Goniobranchus geometricus 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 3/1
Halgerda aurantiomaculata -/1
Hexabranchus sanguineus -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 1/3
Hypselodoris maculosa 1/1
Hypselodoris sp. 2 2/-
Hypselodoris sp. 4 1/-
Jorunna sp. 3 1/-
Mexichromis trilineata 1/-
Phyllidia elegans -/1
Phyllidia exquisita -/1
Phyllidia ocellata 1/-
Phyllidia picta -/1
Phyllidiella lizae -/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/2
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum 1/-
Thorunna daniellae 1/-
Thorunna sp. 5 -/1
Thuridilla splendens 2/1
Tritoniopsis elegans -/2

Aegires gardineri

Thuridilla splendens

Hypselodoris sp. 2

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Goniobranchus splendidus

Hypselodoris sp. 4

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Chromodoris kuiteri

Chelidonura hirundinina

Jorunna sp. 3

Glossodoris vespa

Goniobranchus geometricus

Phyllidia ocellata

Sagaminopteron psychedelicum

Thorunna daniellae

Flabellina rubrolineata

The glorious vis

Ceratosoma tenue

Hypselodoris maculosa

Mexichromis trilineata

Ardeadoris rubroannulata

Chelidonura inornata mating pair

Ceratosoma tenue

Our ride

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Thorunna sp. 5

Phyllidiella lizae

Chromodoris magnifica

Phyllidia exquisita

Phyllidiella lizae

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina

Chromodoris kuiteri

Halgerda aurantiomaculata

Phyllidia picta

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Tritoniopsis elegans

Flabellina bicolor

Hypselodoris maculosa

Phyllidia elegans

Nudibranch divers - Nudibranch Day Sunreef

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Species List: 06-03-2017, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

8 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 06-03-2017

Gary and Elliot on this single shore entry dive, of 153 minutes. Maximum depth 6.5 m, 28 C water temperature, 3-4 m vis.

The conditions couldn't have been more perfect. Sunny day, hardly any current and pretty vis. The number of species was pretty low. Nice to turn over one of the many rocks to find a rather large Sebadoris fragilis with parts of its amntle missing.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus (shell) -1
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -11
Gymnodoris sp. 8 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
* Pteraeolidia semperi -17
Sebadoris fragilis -1
Tenellia sp. 29 -1

The dive site

Atys semistriatus (shell)

Sebadoris fragilis

Elliot at work

Sebadoris fragilis

Tenellia sp. 29

Sebadoris fragilis

The substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Pteraeolidia semperi

Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile

The channel marker

Goniobranchus daphne

Gymnodoris sp. 8

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus daphne

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Species List: 28-02-2017, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

9 species sighted at La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 28-02-2017

Gary and Elliot on this single shore entry dive, of 163 minutes. Maximum depth 6.3 m, 26 C water temperature.

We entered the water to a ripping current, but on we went searching for Nudibranchs. I think the current was about 2 knots or more. The highlihgt was finding a juvenile Atagema spongiosa.

Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atagema spongiosa -1 (35 mm)
Flabellina angelvaldesi -1
Flabellina rubrolineata -1
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -20
Hypselodoris obscura -9
Pteraeolidia semperi -1