Thursday, April 18, 2013

Species List Flinders Reef East, Moreton Island 18-04-2013


35 Species found Flinders Reef East, Moreton Island. 10 m viz, 24C water temp, perfect surface conditions, light winds. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Chromodoris burni /2
*Chromodoris elisabethina 7/4
Chromodoris lochi /1
Cratena simba 1
Dermatobranchus fortunata 1
Elysia sp. 2  1
Flabellina rubrolineata 2
Flabellina sp. 4  2/7 (6 found on mooring rope!)
Goniobranchus decorus 1
Halgerda aurantiomaculata /2
Halgerda brunneomaculata  Our 541st species!
Halgerda cf. willeyi /1
Halgerda tessellata /1
Hypselodoris aff. maculosa /1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 1
Hypselodoris maculosa /1
Hypselodoris maritima 1
Hypselodoris zephyra 1
Marianina rosea 1
Mexichromis trilineata 1
Moridilla brockii 1
Noumea norba /1
Noumea simplex 1
Phyllidia ocellata /1
Phyllidiella lizae 1/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa /4
Phyllidiopsis cardinalis /1 juvenile
Stylocheilus longicauda 1/1 Our 542nd species!
Thorunna daniellae 1
Thorunna montrouzieri /1
Thuridilla carlsoni 2
Thuridilla gracilis 1
Thuridilla splendens /1
Trinchesia ornata 3/1
Tritoniopsis alba /1

Perfect day and surface conditions!

JoeY on the hunt

David and Gary shooting photo JoeY

The substrate

The morning in the harbour

JoeY and David surface interval

Chromodoris elisabethina

Cratena simba

Hypselodoris maritima

Elysia sp. 2

Marianina rosea

Goniobranchus decorus

Flabellina sp. 4 ( juvenile on the left!)

Noumea simplex

Thorunna daniellae

Stylocheilus longicauda 2 found on mooring rope!

Stylocheilus longicauda  Our 542nd species!

Chromodoris lochi

Orangutan Crab

Halgerda tessellata

Chromodoris burni

Phyllidia ocellata

Phyllidiopsis cardinalis  juvenile

Stylocheilus longicauda  Our 542nd species!

Halgerda brunneomaculata  Our 541st species!

Goniobranchus decorus photo JoeY

Flabellina sp. 4  (6 found on mooring rope!) photo JoeY

Stylocheilus longicauda Our 542nd species! photo JoeY

Orangutan Crab photo Joey

Chromodoris burni photo JoeY

Phyllidiopsis cardinalis juvenile photo JoeY

Thorunna montrouzieri photo JoeY