Terry, Gary, David Hill and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 96 minute and 1 x 89 minute dives in water depths from 9 m to 13 m. 6 m viz , 23 C water temp and little surge.
Good surface conditions and reasonable visibility greeted us at one of our favourite Mudjimba Island dive sites although the water had a distinct green hue probably as a result of the weekend storms. Good numbers recorded again with some not-so-common species including Dendrodoris sp. 4, Hallaxa translucens and Verconia haliclona to name a few. It was not until the images were reviewed post dive that it was realised we had two new finds to add to our Sunshine Coast records - Atagema sp. 2 and Trinchesia sp. 39.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aplysia parvula 1/-
Ardeadoris sp. 2 1/1
Atagema sp. 2 -/1 (New species)
Bornella anguilla 1/-
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/-
Chelidonura hirundinina 2/1
Chelidonura inornata 4/-
Chromodoris kuiteri 2/-
Chromodoris sp. 1 -/1
Chromodoris sp. 3 1/-
Costasiella kuroshimae -/1
Dendrodoris fumata -/2
Dendrodoris nigra -/1
Dendrodoris sp. 4 -/1 (Previously D. elongata)
Dermatobranchus oculus 2/1
Dermatobranchus sp. 8 5/-
Discodoris lilacina -/1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 27/7
Elysia sp. 11 1/-
Glossodoris vespa 3/5
Goniobranchus collingwoodi 1/-
Goniobranchus decorus 1/3
Goniobranchus splendidus 9/3
Hallaxa translucens -/3
Hypselodoris jacksoni 1/2
Hypselodoris maritima 1/-
Hypselodoris tryoni 1/-
Kaloplocamus acutus -/1
Marionia cyanobranchiata 1/-
Mexichromis mariei -/1
Nembrotha lineolata 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 1/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 4/2
Phyllodesmium crypticum 1/2
Siphopteron sp. 1 1/-
Thuridilla albopustulosa -/1
Thuridilla neona -/1
Thuridilla splendens 7/6
Trapania vitta 1/-
Trinchesia sp.39 1/- (New species)
Verconia haliclona 1/-
Verconia laboutei 2/-
Verconia norba 1/-
Verconia simplex 2/2
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Aplysia parvula
Verconia norba
Marionia cyanobranchiata
Hypselodoris maritima
Verconia laboutei
Siphopteron sp. 1
Dermatobranchus sp. 8
Chromodoris sp. 3
Discodoris lilacina
Dendrodoris sp. 4
Dendrodoris nigra
Phyllodesmium crypticum
Thuridilla albopustulosa
Kaloplocamus acutus
Dendrodoris fumata
Hallaxa translucens
Chelidonura hirundinina
Substrate
Bulbaeolidia alba
Chelidonura inornata
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Dermatobranchus oculus
Thuridilla splendens
Hypselodoris tryoni
Trapania vitta
Goniobranchus splendidus
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Glossodoris vespa
Ardeadoris sp. 2
Chromodoris sp. 1
Verconia simplex
Goniobranchus decorus
Thuridilla neona
A view of Old Woman Island from the dive deck.
Atagema sp. 2 - new species
Trinchesia sp. 39 - new species
