Terry, David and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 64 minute and 1 x 81 minute dives in water depths up to 18 m, 20 m viz, 20 C water temp and light surge.
The weather report looked like another good time to go diving as winter continues with cool, clear water. Nudibranchs came out to play. This site has undulating big, long gutters with flat tops teaming with soft and hard corals. Finding Chromodoris magnifica, Colpodaspis thompsoni and Tambja amakusana was exciting for we have not seen these species in a while. Sagaminopteron ornatum was out in force today and finding a breeding pair was nice. Thounna sp. 6 our 750th species was found as well.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires citrinus -/1
Aegires flores 2/1
Ardeadoris sp. 2 2/4
Bornella anguilla -/2
Chromodoris elisabethina 2/5
Chromodoris kuiteri 5/6
Chromodoris magnifica -/1
Colpodaspis thompsoni -/2
Dermatobranchus ornatus 1/-
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 1/-
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa 1/-
Doriprismatica atromarginata 9/5
Flabellina exoptata 1/1
Flabellina rubrolineata -/2
Glossodoris rufomarginata -/1
Glossodoris vespa -/1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi 1/-
Goniobranchus geometricus 1/1
Goniobranchus leopardus -/1
Goniobranchus splendidus 5/3
Gymnodoris sp. 14 1/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni 7/3
Hypselodoris obscura 6/1
Hypselodoris zephyra 2/-
Jorunna sp. 3 1/-
Mariaglaja inornata 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata 1/1
Phyllidiella annulata 1/1
Phyllidiella lizae 3/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 4/2
Pteraeolidia semperi 1/1
* Sagaminopteron ornatum 13/2
Tambja amakusana -/1
Tambja morosa 3/-
Thorunna sp. 6 1/- NEW SPECIES Our 750th
Thuridilla splendens 3/2
Tritoniopsis elegans 1/1
Readying More Mischief
Surface conditions and Mt. Coolum
Substrate
Gutters and walls
Hypselodoris obscura
Aegires flores
Phyllidiella annulata
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris elisabethina
Mariaglaja inornata
Sagaminopteron ornatum mating pair
Goniobranchus geometricus
Jorunna sp. 3
Goniobranchus splendidus
Flabellina exoptata
Tambja amakusana
Glossodoris rufomarginata
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Glossodoris vespa
Phyllidiella lizae
Bornella anguilla
Tritoniopsis elegans
Phyllidia ocellata
Ardeadoris sp. 2
Aegires citrinus
Chromodoris magnifica
Colpodaspis thompsoni
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa
Hypselodoris jacksoni mating pair
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Tambja morosa
Thuridilla splendens
Thorunna sp. 6 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 14
Hypselodoris jacksoni juvenile
Hypselodoris zephyra
Goniobranchus leopardus
