Species List Old Woman Island - SW Reef and Wall

28 Species found

Aegires villosus
Chromodoris albopunctata (above lower)
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris splendida
Dermatobranchus sp.1
Dermatobranchus sp.2
Flabellina rubrolineata
Glossodoris atromarginata
Goniodoridella savignyi
Gymnodoris alba
Hoplodoris nodulosa
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Jorunna sp.3
Lobiger souverbii (above top)
Nembrotha lineolata
Okenia hallucigenia
Oxynoe viridis
Phyllidia elegans
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Risbecia tryoni
Roboastra luteolineata
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Tambja victoriae
Thuridilla splendens
Tritoniopsis alba

Species List Coles Hole 29-12-09

21 species found

Aegires citrinus
Aegires flores
Bulla angasi
Cadlinella ornatissima
Chelidonura inornata
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris splendida
Cratena lineata
Dermatobranchus ornatus (above)
Dermatobranchus sp.1
Glossodoris aff. averni
Glossodoris atromarginata
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris whitei
Pectenodoris trilineata
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Thorunna daniellae
Thuridilla splendens

Species List Nudi 3 (Currimundi Reef) 22-12-09

14 Species found (Julie & terry)

Chromodoris splendida
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Dermatobranchus sp.1
Glossodoris atromarginata
Hypselodoris bullockii
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Kaloplocamus acutus (above)
Mexichromis festiva
Nembrotha purpureolineata
Noumea haliclona
Noumea simplex
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa

Species List Prock (Currimundi Reef) 22-12-09

14 Species found (Julie & terry)

Chelidonura inornata
Chromodoris splendida
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris averni
Gymnodoris alba
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris whitei
Jorunna sp. 3
Phyllidia elegans
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Pleurobranchus forskalii (above)
Sagaminopteron ornatum

Species List Prock (Currimundi Reef) 19-12-09

10 Species found (Julie & Terry)

Chelidonura inornata
Chromodoris geometrica
Chromodoris splendida
Glossodoris atromarginata
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris obscura
Jorunna sp. 3
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Pleurobranchus forskalii (see below)

Our 412th species has been found off Caloundra

On the 19th of December 2009 Terry and Julie found Pleurobranchus forskalii (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828) off Caloundra. The animal was about 170mm long! A giant! What make this species so unusual is the It is the tubercles arranged in clusters with a elongate posterior extension of the mantle. This species is very variable in colour.
Happy hunting!

Our 413th species has been found off Caloundra

Species List The Trench 19-12-09

25 species found

Aegires flores
Aeolidiella alba
Bornella anguilla
Chelidonura inornata
Chromodoris aff. africana
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris geometrica
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris splendida
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris rubroannulata (above)
Gymnodoris alba
Gymnodoris okinawae
Hypselodoris bullockii
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Oxynoe viridis
Pectenodoris trilineata
Phyllidia coelestis
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Risbecia tryoni
Roboastra luteolineata
Thuridilla splendens
Tritoniopsis alba

Species List Shellacey Reef 13-12-09

29 species found

Aegires citrinus
Berthella martensi
Cadlinella ornatissima
Chelidonura inornata
Chromodoris annae (photo above)
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris magnifica
Chromodoris splendida
Cratena lineata
Elysia cf. furvacauda
Glossodoris aff. averni
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris vespa
Gymnodoris alba
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Hypselodoris emmae
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris maculosa
Hypselodoris obscura
Pectenodoris trilineata
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Roboastra luteolineata
Thorunna daniellae
Thuridilla carlsoni
Thuridilla splendens
Trinchesia ornata
Trinchesia sp.3 (Note this species has only been found at Shellacey Reef. We have found it every year for the past 3 years. Here are the dates... 26-01-07, 26-01-08, 13-12-09! Pretty strange would you say?)
Tylodina corticalis

Species List Shellacey Reef 05-12-09

32 species found

Aeolidiella alba
Berthella martensi
Chelidonura electra
Chelidonura inornata
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris magnifica
Chromodoris splendida
Chromodoris striatella
Cratena simaba
Elysia verrucosa
Facelina sp.2
Flabellina rubropurpurata
Glossodoris aff. averni
Glossodoris atromarginata
Hypselodoris emmae
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris maculosa
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris whitei
Pectenodoris trilineata
Phyllidia elegans
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiopsis xishaensis (above) New species 411
Roboastra luteolineata
Thorunna australis
Thorunna daniellae
Thorunna halourga
Thuridilla albopustulosa
Thuridilla carlsoni
Thuridilla splendens
Trinchesia diversicolor
Tylodina corticalis

When will it stop!

Well after almost 7 years of extensive searching by the team of Nudibranch.com.au we have found total of 409 species. That is an average of 1 new one every weekend! We have found Nudibranchs in every possible surrounding. The sizes vary from 0.8 mm up to 400 mm. Some are very brightly coloured, yet some are so cryptic it is wonder if anyone would have found them other than the team. It is very exciting when we find a NEW species. SO, the question arises...will it end?
The Ocean hold many secrets and it would not surprise me if it never ends. With global warming, ocean currents and other factors new species are showing up in our "back yard". Freinds often ask why we don't go overseas and search there...that is an easy question to answer. We have a very diverse "backyard" and we believe finding new Nudibranchs will go on until we can't search any longer. Of course that will not happen!! HeHaa!
Keep searching!
Gary
Above: Siphopteron tigrinum found intertidally and measues at a whopping 2.5 mm long.

Species list from the Trench 21-11-09

New record for different species found on one outing 38 (2 dives)

Aegires citrinus
Aegires flores
Aeolidiella alba
Bornella anguilla
Cadlinella ornatissima
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris kuiteri
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Dermatobranchus sp.1
Flabellina rubrolineata
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris rubroannulata
Glossodoris vespa
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniodoris sp.1
Gymnodoris alba
Hypselodoris bullockii
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris maculosa
Hypselodoris sp.3 New species! (see above)
Jorunna parva
Jorunna sp.3
Phyllidia elegans
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidia picta
Phyllidia varicosa
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Pleurobranchus peronii
Protaeolidiella juliae
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Risbecia apolegma
Roboastra luteolineata
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
Thuridilla carlsoni
Thuridilla splendens
Trinchesia sp.1

Species list Old Woman Island 07-11-09

Berthella martensi
Chromodoris albopunctata
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris splendida
Chromodoris striatella
Dermatobranchus sp.1
Dermatobranchus sp.2
Discodoris schmeltziana New species
New record for Australia (see above)
Facelina sp. 5
Glossodoris aff. averni
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris vespa
Gymnodoris alba
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris whitei
Jorunna sp.3
Nembrotha lineolata
Noumea haliclona
Noumea norba
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllodesmium macphersonae
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Risbecia tryoni
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Stiliger aureomarginatus
Thuridilla splendens
Tritoniopsis alba

Why the Lists and How we do it

First thing we do after ascending is set our cameras and put our glasses over our mask. We travel very slowly and search every inch of substrate. When we find a nudibranch species we take a photo of it, that way it is recorded. If we find one that is NEW we photograph it and collect it to look at more closely and study it's behaviors, plus see if it lays eggs. If this animal is new to science we preserve it for the Museum.

The List is a recording of nudibranchs we see on every outing. It shows what the common species are and how often we find the not so common ones. Plus it is an incentive to break the record.

Cheers...see you at the bottom!

Species List from 31-10-09

31 Species
Coles Hole

Aegires villosus
*Baeolidia sp.1 (New species pictured above)
Berthella martensi
Bornella anguilla
Chelidonura inornata
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris lochi
Chromodoris sp.2
Chromodoris splendida
Chromodoris striatella
Dermatobranchus sp.1
Flabellina bicolor
Flabellina rubrolineata
Glossodoris aff. averni
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris vespa
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris sp.2
Hypselodoris whitei
Noumea simplex
Pectenodoris trilineata
Phidiana indica
Phyllidia varicosa
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Tambja tenuilineata
Thorunna daniellae
Thuridilla carlsoni
Thuridilla splendens
Trinchesia yamasui

Species List from 24-10-09

Coles Hole
33 species, 4 new

Aegires flores
Aegires villosus
Cadlinella ornatissima
Chelidonura inornata
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris splendida
Cratena lineata
Dermatobranchus sp.1
Dermatobranchus sp.2
Flabellina bicolor
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris rubroannulata
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris sp.2
Hypselodoris whitei
Okenia sp.1* (pictured above)
Pectenodoris trilineata
Phidiana indica
Phyllidia elegans
Phyllidia ocelata
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllidiopsis burni*
Phyllodesmium magnum
Risbecia tryoni
Thorunna daniellae
Thuridilla carlsoni
Thuridilla splendens
Trinchesia diversicolor*
Tritonia sp.1*

Species List from the weekend 10/11-10-09

OWI NW Reef 10-10-09
25
Hypselodoris obscura
Glossodoris aff. averni
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Thuridilla splendens
Chromodoris decora
Glossodoris atromarginata
Chromodoris splendida
Glossodoris averni
Glossodoris vespa
Thuridilla carlsoni
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllodesmium colemani
Dermatobranchus sp.2
Orange dorid sp.
Risbecia tryoni
Trinchesia yamasui
Cratena lineata
Bornella anguilla
Jorunna sp.1
Dendrodoris fumata
Gymnodoris alba
Thuridilla sp.1
Lomanotus vermiformis

OWI NW Reef 11-10-09
24
Glossodoris atromarginata
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Lomanotus vermiformis
Hypselodoris obscura
Chromodoris splendida
Phyllidia elegans
Ceratosoma tenue
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Glossodoris aff. averni
Thuridilla splendens
Hypselodoris maritima
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Hypselodoris whitei
Chromodoris striatella
Glossodoris vespa
Doto rosacea (Pic above, 18 found)
Pleurobranchus peronii
Glossodoris averni
Berthella martensi
Dermatobranchus sp.1
Hoplodoris nodulosa
Phyllidiella lizae
Cratena sp.
Glossodoris aff. averni

Species List 19-09-09

Shellacey reef
32 species

Chelidonura inornata
Chromodoris collingwoodi
Chromodoris decora
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris splendida
Cratena lineata
Dendrodoris denisoni
Dermatobranchus sp.1
Favorinus sp.2
Flabellina rubrolineata
Glossodoris aff. averni
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris vespa
Gymnodoris alba
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris maculosa
Hypselodoris maritima
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris sp.2
Micromelo undata (photo above)
Noumea laboutei
Phyllidia varicosa
Pyllidiella lizae
Pyllidiella pustulosa
Risbecia tryoni
Tambja tenuilineata
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
Thorunna danielliae
Thuridilla carlsoni
Thuridilla livida
Thuridilla multimarginata
Thuridilla splendens

Species list 12-09-09

Shellacey Reef
30 species

Aegires citrinus
Cadlinella ornatissma
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris splendida
Chromodoris striatella
Dermatobranchus sp.3
Glossodoris aff. averni
Glossodoris atromarginata
Goniodoridella sp.2*
Gymnodoris alba
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris maculosa
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris sp.1
Hypselodoris whitei
Hypselodoris zephyra
Noumea simplex
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Pleurobranchus peronii
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
Tambja morosa
Thorunna daniellae
Thuridilla carlsoni
Thuridilla multimarginata
Thuridilla sp.1* (see photo above)
Thuridilla splendens
Trinchesia ornata
Tylodina corticalis

* new species to our list

Species list 05-09-09

Old Woman Island site 013
14 species

Glossodoris rubroannulata
Glossodoris vespa
Noumea norba
Thuridilla splendens
Elysia sp.1
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Pleurobranchus peronii
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Thuridilla carlsoni
Gymnodoris alba
Chromodoris splendida
Risbecia tryoni

Species list 28-08-09

Old Woman Island Wall 28-08-09
25 species

Chromodoris burni
Chromodoris kuiteri
Dermatobranchus sp.1
Flabellina exopata
Flabellina rubrolineata
Glossodoris aff. averni
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris vespa
Goniodoridella savignyi
Gymnodoris alba
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Nembrotha lineolata
Noumea norba
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidia picta
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Risbecia tryoni
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Tambja morosa
Tambja tenuilineata
Tambja victoriae
Thuridilla splendens
Tritoniopsis alba

Species list 28-08-09

Old Woman Island Wall

Chromodoris burni

Chromodoris kuiteri

Dermatobranchus sp.1

Flabellina exopata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Glossodoris aff. averni

Glossodoris atromarginata

Glossodoris vespa

Goniodoridella savignyi

Gymnodoris alba

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Nembrotha lineolata

Noumea norba

Phyllidia ocellata

Phyllidia picta

Phyllidiella lizae

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Pteraeolidia ianthina

Risbecia tryoni

Sagaminopteron ornatum

Tambja morosa

Tambja tenuilineata

Tambja victoriae

Thuridilla splendens

Tritoniopsis alba