Nudibranch Central: Species List: 23-07-2017, Seventeen and Lobster City, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Qld

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Species List: 23-07-2017, Seventeen and Lobster City, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Qld

31 species sighted at Seventeen and Lobster City, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 23-07-2017

Julie, Terry and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 60 minute and 1 x 59 minute dives in water depths from 15 m to 20 m. 10 m viz, 19 C water temp and a little surge.

We dived a new site and was it good! Big boulders and walls proved productive. Between these two sites we managed to record 31 species of Nudibranch. Which includes our 711th species this time.

Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count

Ardeadoris sp. 1 2/8
Bornella anguilla -/2
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/-
Cadlinella ornatissima -/1
Ceratosoma tenue -/1
Dermatobranchus oculus 2/-
Dermatobranchus ornatus -/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 2/4
Flabellina exoptata 1/2
Flabellina rubrolineata -/1
Glossodoris vespa 1/2
Goniobranchus daphne 1/-
Goniobranchus sp. 2 1/-
* Goniobranchus splendidus 4/7
Goniodoridella savignyi -/1
Hypselodoris bullockii -/3
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2/3
Hypselodoris obscura 1/4
Phyllidia ocellata -/3
Phyllidia picta -/1
Phyllidia varicosa -/1
Phyllidiella lizae 1/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/3
Phyllidiopsis burni -/1
Pteraeolidia semperi 2/-
Roboastra luteolineata 1/-
Sagaminopteron ornatum -/1
Tambja tenuilineata -/2
Thuridilla splendens -/1
Trapania sp. 2 -/1 NEW SPECIES
Tylodina corticalis -/1