Monday, January 21, 2013

Species List Aladdins Cave, Flinders Reef, Moreton Island 20-01-2013


45 Species found at Aladdins Cave, Flinders Reef, Moreton Island. 10 m viz, very little surge, 26 C water temp, light winds and a beautiful day! 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aegires flores 1
Berthelinia limax 1 (Found on algea on pontoon after dives!)
Berthella martensi /1
Bornella anguilla 3
Bulla vernicosa 1
Chelidonura inornata /2
*Chromodoris elisabethina 4/2
Chromodoris lochi 3/2
Chromodoris strigata 1/2
Dendrodoris denisoni 2
Dermatobranchus cf. primus /1
Dermatobranchus fortunata 1
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus /1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 2
Goniobranchus geometricus 1
Halgerda cf. willeyi 1
Haminoea sp. 7 /1
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1
Hypselodoris aff. maculosa 1
Hypselodoris godeffroyana/1
Hypselodoris maculosa 1
Hypselodoris whitei 2
Hypselodoris zephyra /1
Limenandra nodosa /1
Mexichromis trilineata /1
Moridilla brockii /1
Phyllidia exquisita 1
Phyllidia ocellata 1
Phyllidia varicosa 3
Phyllidiella lizae 1/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/1
Phyllidiopsis burni /1
Phyllodesmium colemani 1
Phyllodesmium macphersonae 1
Phyllodesmium poindimiei 1
Platydoris inornata 1
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum /1
Thorunna daniellae /1
Thorunna australis 1
Thuridilla carlsoni /1
Thuridilla gracilis 1
Thuridilla neona /2
Trinchesia sp. 3 4
Trinchesia sp. 10 1
Tritoniopsis alba 1

Surface conditions

Jo and I went Cave Diving!

The substrate

Hexabranchus sanguineus photo Jo

Phyllodesmium colemani photo Jo

Haminoea sp. 7 photo David Mullins

Limenandra nodosa photo David Mullins

Chromodoris strigata and Chromodoris lochi


Dendrodoris denisoni

Berthelinia limax 1 (Found on algea on pontoon after dives!) photo David Mullins

Thorunna australis juvenile

Halgerda cf. willeyi

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Thuridilla gracilis

Bulla vernicosa

Tritoniopsis alba juvenile

Hypselodoris whitei

Hypselodoris maculosa

Trinchesia sp. 3

Phyllodesmium macphersonae

Chromodoris elisabethina

Hypselodoris aff. maculosa

David posing!

Sagaminopteron psychedelicum

Phyllidiopsis burni

Moridilla brockii photo Jo

Phyllidia ocellata photo Jo

Phyllodesmium poindimiei photo Jo

Thuridilla neona photo Jo