Julie, Terry, Gary and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 78 minute and 1 x 71 minute dives in water depths from 14 m to 17 m. 3 m viz, 21 C water temp and no surge.
Conditions on the Caloundra Bar were excellent for the crossing and whales were sunning themselves and teaching their calves how to breach, tail & fin slap as we made our way up to Currimundi Reef. The water here had a greenish hue just like we experienced off Coolum earlier in the week. Nevertheless despite the poor visibility we enjoyed yet another first-rate species count and more to the point sighted several species that are not common.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Ardeadoris sp. 2 8/2
Berthella martensi 1/1
Bornella anguilla 1/2
Cadlinella ornatissima 2/1
Chelidonura inornata 5/1
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/1
Chromodoris sp. 3 -/1
Cratena lineata -/2
Dermatobranchus ornatus 6/5
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -/1
Diversidoris crocea -/2
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 50/33
Elysia sp. 15 1/-
Glossodoris hikuerensis 1/-
Goniobranchus decorus 1/-
Goniobranchus geometricus 2/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 1/1
Goniodoridella savignyi 2/-
Hypselodoris bullockii 1/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni 7/7
Hypselodoris maritima -/1
Hypselodoris obscura 1/5
Hypselodoris sagamiensis 1/-
Pleurolidia juliae 3/-
Phyllidia ocellata 1/1
Phyllidia varicosa 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 2/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 3/3
Phyllidiopsis cardinalis 1/-
Phyllodesmium macphersonae 3/-
Pteraeolidia semperi -/1
Roboastra luteolineata -/2
Sagaminopteron ornatum 2/4
Thuridilla carlsoni 2/1
Trapania vitta -/2
Tritoniopsis alba 1/3
Tylodina corticalis 1/1
Verconia norba 1/-
Verconia simplex 1/-
Ardeadoris sp. 2
Hypselodoris bullockii
Hypselodoris sagamiensis
Phyllidiopsis cardinalis
Tritoniopsis alba
Thuridilla carlsoni
Glossodoris hikuerensis
Hypselodoris maritima
Cadlinella ornatissima
Phyllidia ocellata
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Berthella martensi
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Pleurolidia juliae
Hypselodoris jacksoni - mating pair
Goniobranchus geometricus
Elysia sp. 15
Elysia sp. 15
Elysia sp. 15
Goniodoridella savignyi
Chelidonura inornata
Diversidoris crocea - a pair
Cratena lineata
Roboastra luteolineata
Trapania vitta
Substrate - through the green gloom
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllodesmium macphersonae
Phyllidia varicosa
Tylodina corticalis
Verconia simplex
Goniobranchus splendidus
Goniobranchus decorus
Hypselodoris obscura - mating pair
Chromodoris sp. 3
Bornella anguilla
Surface conditions
