Terry and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 80 minute and 1 x 87 minute dives in water depths of 14 m to 17 m. 8 m viz, 25 C water temp and no surge.
We decided on Cobb's at Currimundi for this trip as it provides intermediate depths and a range of substrate contours plus we have only undertaken a few dives here so we were keen to check it out once more. Quite a diversity of sea slugs were sighted including an undescribed Elysia, new to our list, and the feeding choice and behaviour of Chelidonura inornata was also recorded.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Ardeadoris aff. averni 1/-
Berthella martensi -/4
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/-
* Chelidonura inornata 7/2
Dermatobranchus oculus -/2
Dermatobranchus ornatus 4/2
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1/3
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus -/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 4/1
Elysia sp. 14 -/1 (New species)
Glossodoris vespa -/2
Goniobranchus daphne 2/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 4/3
Goniodoridella savignyi 2/1
Gymnodoris alba -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2/2
Hypselodoris obscura -/1
Mexichromis pusilla -/1
Nembrotha purpureolineata -/1
Noumea simplex -/1
Phyllidia ocellata 4/1
Phyllidiella lizae -/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa -/2
Phyllodesmium colemani 1/1
Pleurobranchus peronii 1/-
Tambja tenuilineata -/1
Thuridilla carlsoni -/1
Tritoniopsis alba 3/1
Surface conditions
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Goniodoridella savignyi
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Ardeadoris aff. averni
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllodesmium colemani
Glossodoris vespa
Elysia sp. 14 (New species)
Dermatobranchus oculus
Gymnodoris alba
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Substrate
Bulbaeolidia alba
Pleurobranchus peronii
Goniobranchus daphne
Chelidonura inornata
Tritoniopsis alba
Goniobranchus splendidus
Nembrotha purpureolineata
Mexichromis pusilla
Tambja tenuilineata
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus
Noumea simplex
Berthella martensi
