Monday, August 6, 2012

Species List Clown Reef 05-08-2012


32 Species found at Clown Reef, 20-25 m viz, 21 C water temp, 16-22 m depth. 1st dive/2nd dive. Numbers after each name are how many of that species was found on this outing.
*most species found this outing.

Aegires gardineri 1
Ardeadoris aff. averni 1
Berthellina citrina /1
Cadlinella ornatissima 1
*Chromodoris elisabethina 4/1
Chromodoris kuiteri /1
Chromodoris splendida (AU) 1/2
Chromodoris striatella 1/2
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 2
Flabellina rubrolineata 1
Glossodoris vespa (AU) 1
Hexabranchus sanguineus 2
Hypselodoris maritima /2
Hypselodoris obscura (AU) 1/1
Hypselodoris tryoni 1
Hypselodoris whitei /1
Marianina rosea 1
Noumea norba 1
Noumea simplex 1
Phyllidia varicosa 1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 3
Pleurobranchus peronii 1
Tambja tenuilineata 1/1 (2 mm long!)
Thorunna daniellae /1
Thorunna halourga /1
Thuridilla splendens 2
Trinchesia diversicolor (AU) 1 (Second one found)
Trinchesia ornata 1
Trinchesia sp. 6 /1
Tritoniopsis alba /1
Tylodina corticalis (AU) 1

Looking back to Mooloolaba

David hanging

Davis shooting

David shooting a friend

The friend

A very large Phyllidia varicosa

Noumea norba

Glossodoris vespa

Thuridilla splendens

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Chromodoris elisabethina

Noumea simplex

Trinchesia sp. 6

Tambja tenuilineata 2 mm

Trinchesia ornata


Cadlinella ornatissima

Chromodoris striatella

Flabellina rubrolineata

Tritoniopsis alba 
Dermatobranchus rodmani