Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Species List Big Nest 24-12-2012


18 ​Species ​List from Big Nest Reef, big surge, 3-6 m viz, big ground swells. 1st dive, 2nd dive. Do to the surge our numbers are down, only the clingers are found!
*most species found this outing.

Aegires hapsis 1 Second one found in almost 10 years!
Berthella martensi 1
*Chromodoris elisabethina 10
Chromodoris splendida (AU) 1
Dendrodoris coronata /1 Third one found in almost 10 years!
Doriprismatica atromarginata 5/3
Glossodoris vespa (AU) /1
Hypselodoris obscura (AU) /1
Hypselodoris tryoni 1
Hypselodoris whitei /1
Jorunna sp. 3 1
Miamira sinuata /1
Phyllidia elegans 3
Phyllidia picta 1
Phyllidia varicosa 1
Phyllidiella lizae 2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 3
Thuridilla splendens 2

The surface conditions

The substrate

Release of Phyllodesmium cf. poindimei

Aegires hapsis in situ

Aegires hapsis

Aegires hapsis

Aegires hapsis

Aegires hapsis

Chromodoris elisabethina

Phyllidiella lizae

Phyllidia varicosa

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Glossodoris vespa (AU)

Dendrodoris coronata /1 Third one found in almost 10 ears!

Berthella martensi

Miamira sinuata

Hypselodoris obscura (AU)

Dendrodoris coronata