Friday, December 10, 2010
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!