Julie, Terry and David on this single shore entry dive, of 148 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 26 C water temperature and 3 m viz.
It was about 15 minutes into the dive before we saw any slugs at all but our luck soon changed with the sighting of a very large species new to our Sunshine Coast List. Yes The River has delivered yet again presenting us with Platydoris ellioti at 140 mm long, with a distinctive colour and pattern to its ventral surface. A strange find was a specimen of Dermatobranchus sp. 7 that presented with patches of a reddish hue on its notum. This reddish hue faded completely over the two days it was in the collection bowl awaiting return.
Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.
Dendrodoris fumata -1
Dermatobranchus funiculus -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -2
Elysia pusilla -1
* Goniobranchus daphne -19
Goniobranchus reticulatus -2
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -12
Jorunna sp. 3 -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -2
Platydoris ellioti -1 New species
Pteraeolidia semperi -9
Tornatina sp. 1 -1 (Shell)
Tornatina sp. 1 - Shell
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 - reddish patches on notum
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 - standard notum colour
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Philinopsis falciphallus
Pteraeolidia semperi (mimicking Salvador Dali)
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniodoridella savignyi (on tip of glove)
Elysia pusilla
Dendrodoris fumata
Dermatobranchus funiculus
Platydoris ellioti - New species
Platydoris ellioti - ventral aspect
Goniobranchus reticulatus
Goniobranchus splendidus
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Jorunna sp. 3
