Gary, and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 96 minute and 1 x 91 minute dives in water depths from 10 m to 12.5 m. 6 m viz, 24 C water temp and some surge.
We decided to give the same dive site we visited earlier in the week another going over while it is still productive. A number of species different to last time were sighted. Nothing new to add to our overall list but Crimora edwardsi and Actinocyclus verrucosus are uncommon finds. The sighting of the Philinopsis orientalis is a first by us outside of the Mooloolah River.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Actinocyclus verrucosus 1/-
Ardeadoris averni -/1
Ardeadoris sp. 2 -/2
Atys semistriatus (shell) 1/-
Berthella martensi 3/-
Carminodoris nodulosa 1/-
Chelidonura hirundinina -/3
Chelidonura inornata 2/2
Chromodoris sp. 1 -/1
Crimora edwardsi 1/-
Dendrodoris fumata -/1
Dermatobranchus oculus -/1
Dermatobranchus sp. 8 2/1
Dermatobranchus sp. 9 -/1
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus 1/1
Diversiodoris crocea -/1
Diversiodoris flava -/1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 6/8
Elysia maoria 1/-
Glossodoris vespa 1/1
Goniobranchus albonares 1/-
Goniobranchus reticulatus -/1
Goniobranchus rufomaculatus 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 5/2
Goniobranchus verrieri -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 1/1
Hypselodoris tryoni -/2
Kaloplocamus acutus -/2
Marionia cyanobranchiata 3/1
Mexichromis festiva -/1
Philinopsis orientalis 1/-
Phyllidia elegans -/1
Phyllidia ocellata 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 1/-
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum -/1
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum 1/-
Thuridilla carlsoni -/1
Thuridilla splendens 6/4
Tornatina sp. 1 (Shell) 1/-
Tritoniopsis alba 1/-
Verconia haliclona -/1
Verconia simplex 1/-
Dermatobranchus sp. 8
Berthella martensi
Crimora edwardsi
Tritoniopsis alba
Philinopsis orientalis - light colour form
Marionia cyanobranchiata
Goniobranchus rufomaculatus - juvenile
Chelidonura inornata
Phyllidia ocellata
Tornatina sp. 1 - shell
Verconia simplex
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus
Goniobranchus verrieri
Crimora edwardsi - a pair
Phyllidia elegans
Diversiodoris crocea
Dendrodoris fumata
Verconia haliclona
Diversiodoris flava
Mexichromis festiva
Chelidonura hirundinina
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Elysia maoria
Old Woman Island from the dive deck
Substrate
Carminodoris nodulosa
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
Glossodoris vespa
Thuridilla splendens
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Goniobranchus splendidus
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Goniobranchus reticulatus
Ardeadoris averni
Chromodoris sp. 1
Hypselodoris tryoni
