Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Species List Flinders Reef East 25-03-2013





37 Species found at Flinders Reef Moreton Island, 10m viz, beautiful diving day, no swell and no surge, 25C water temp. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aegires flores 1
Ardeadoris pullata /1
*Chromodoris elisabethina 2/8
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/1
Chromodoris lochi /1
Costasiella kuroshimae
Cratena cf. affinis 1
Cratena simba 2
Dermatobranchus cf. primus /1
Dermatobranchus rodmani /2
Elysia cf. furvacauda /1 Found at 1m on the mooring rope!
Flabellina bicolor 1
Flabellina sp. 1  5 Found at 5m on the mooring rope!
Glossodoris cincta 1
Goniobranchus albonares 1
Goniobranchus geometricus 1
Halgerda aurantiomaculata  1
Halgerda cf. willeyi 1
Hypselodoris godeffroyana /1
Hypselodoris maculosa 1
Jorunna sp. 3  /1
Marianina rosea /1
Micromelo undata /1
Noumea simplex /1
Phyllidia elegans 1
Phyllidia ocellata 1
Phyllidia picta 1
Phyllidiella lizae /2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/2
Protaeolidiella juliae /2
Thorunna daniellae 1
Thuridilla carlsoni 7/1
Thuridilla gracilis 1/1
Thuridilla neona 1
Thuridilla splendens 1
Trinchesia ornata 3/2
Trinchesia sp. 16 /1 Our 539th species!
Trinchesia sp. 6 /1




Surface conditions - Perfect!

The Substrate

The invader!

Glossodoris cincta photo Joey

Halgerda aurantiomaculata photo David Mullins

Trinchesia sp. 16  Our 539th species!

Trinchesia ornata

Thuridilla carlsoni

Thuridilla gracilis

Phyllidiella pustulosa and Phyllidia picta

Chromodoris kuiteri

Thorunna daniellae

Cratena simba

Phyllidia ocellata

Phyllidia elegans

Hypselodoris maculosa

Aegires flores

Cratena cf. affinis

Halgerda cf. willeyi

Flabellina sp. 1  5 Found at 5m on the mooring rope!

Micromelo undata

Chromodoris lochi

Chromodoris elisabethina

Phyllidiella lizae

Dermatobranchus rodmani

Marianina rosea

Ardeadoris pullata

Hypselodoris godeffroyana

Protaeolidiella juliae

Jorunna sp. 3