Sunday, March 4, 2012

Species List 03-03-2012 Snagged Reef, east side Flinders Reef, Moreton Island
















48 Species found at Snagged Reef, East side Flinders Reef, Moreton Island. Sunny day light winds, some surge, 12 m viz. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aegires flores 2/3 (13th photo)
Aegires incusus 1 (8th photo)
Aegires citrinus (1 white) 2/1
Babakina indopacifica 1
Berthella martensi /1
Ceratophyllidia africana 1 /3 Our 502nd Species! (1st photo) New Record for Australia!
Chelidonura inornata 1/1
Chromodoris aspersa 2
Chromodoris burni 2 (6th photo)
Chromodoris cf. verrieri 1
Chromodoris elisabethina 4/5
Chromodoris lochi 2
*Costasiella kuroshimae 9/1 (12th photo)
Cratena simba 2
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 3
Dermatobranchus rodmani 2
Dermatobranchus semilunus /2
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus 1
Eubranchus sp. 8 /1 Our 503rd Species! (3rd photo)
Flabellina bicolor /1
Flabellina rubrolineata 1 (11th photo) red colour form
Glossodoris pullata 1 (4th photo)
Hexabranchus sanguineus /1
Hypselodoris aff. maculosa /1
Hypselodoris sp. 2
Hypselodoris sp. 3
Hypselodoris whitei 1/1
Hypselodoris zephyra /1
Jorunna sp. 3 /1
Mexichromis festiva 1
Noumea simplex 1/1
Oxynoe viridis /1 (2nd photo)
Pectenodoris trilineata 1 (7th photo)
Phestilla sp. 2 2 (10th photo)
Phidiana bourailli 2
Phyllidiella lizae 1
Pteraeolidia ianthina 1
Roboastra gracilis 2
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum 1
Thorunna daniellae /1
Thuridilla carlsoni 1/4
Thuridilla cf. gracilis /2
Thuridilla neona 1/1
Trinchesia sp. 10 3
Trinchesia sp. 14 /1 Our 504th Species! (5th photo)
Tritoniopsis alba 1
Thuridilla splendens 1
Volvatella angeliniana 1 (9th photo) Second on found in 8 years!

Friday, March 2, 2012

Species List 01-03-2012 Lost Fin Reef


















31 Species found at Lost Fin Reef. Brown river in harbour with green water on the way to site with 6 m green layer then great water under it, 15 m viz, light winds, little swell, sunny, no surge. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aegires citrinus /1
Bornella anguilla 1/1
Cratena simba 1 (13th photo)
*Chromodoris elisabethina 4/3 (10th photo)
Chromodoris kuiteri /1
Chromodoris splendida 1
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1
Dermatobranchus semilunus 1 (12th photo)
Glossodoris atromarginata 2/2 (9th photo)
Glossodoris vespa /1
Halgerda elegans 1 (14th photo)
Hypselodoris aff. maculosa /1
Hypselodoris bullockii /1 (6th photo)
Hypselodoris emma 2
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2
Hypselodoris sp. 2/1
Jorunna parva 1
Mexichromis macropus /1 (3rd photo)
Noumea sp. 1 1 Our 501st Species! (1st and 2nd photos)
Phyllidia elegans 1
Phyllidia exquisita 1/1
Phyllidia ocellata 1
Phyllidia varicosa 1/2
Phyllidiella lizae 1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/1
Phyllodesmium macphersonae 2 (4th photo)
Phyllodesmium magnum 1 (8th photo)
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum 1 (11th photo)
Thuridilla carlsoni /1 (5th photo)
Thuridilla splendens 2/2
Trinchesia ornata 2/1
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Paraplanocera sp. flatworm (7th photo)