Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Species List Shellacey Reef 16-04-2013



27 Species found at Shellacey Reef. Sunny day, light winds, 24C water temp, 5m viz and surge. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aegires citrinus /1 juvenile
Aeolidiella alba 1
Ardeadoris pullata 1
Chromodoris elisabethina 4/4
Chromodoris kuiteri /1
Chromodoris lochi 1/3
Cratena simba /1
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 1
Dermatobranchus ornatus 1
*Doriprismatica atromarginata 6/12
Dermatobranchus rodmani /1
Glossodoris hikuerensis /1
Glossodoris vespa (AU) 3
Hypselodoris jacksoni 1
Hypselodoris sp. 2 /1
Hypselodoris whitei 1
Hypselodoris obscura (AU) 1
Mexichromis trilineata 1
Phyllidia elegans /1
Phyllidia madangensis /1 Our 540th species! New record for Australia
Phyllidia varicosa /2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/1
Phyllidiella lizae 1/3
Phyllidiopsis burni /1
Phyllodesmium sp. 2 1
Thorunna daniellae /1
Thuridilla splendens 1


Perfect surface conditions

The Skipper

We got black balls, radar reflector and flag

The substrate

The substrate

Glossodoris vespa (AU)

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Phyllodesmium sp. 2

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Aeolidiella alba

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Hypselodoris whitei

Mexichromis trilineata

Hypselodoris obscura (AU)

Dermatobranchus cf. primus

Phyllidiella lizae

Ardeadoris pullata

Chromodoris lochi

Hypselodoris sp. 1

Phyllidia varicosa

Aegires citrinus - juvenile

Chromodoris kuiteri

Glossodoris hikuerensis

Phyllidiopsis burni

Phyllidia madangensis  Our 540th species! New record for Australia

Phyllidia elegans

Dermatobranchus ornatus

Thorunna daniellae

Cratena simba