Nudibranch Central: Species List: 15-08-2018, Nudi 3, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Qld

Saturday, August 18, 2018

Species List: 15-08-2018, Nudi 3, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Qld

31 species sighted at Nudi 3, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 15-08-2018.

David, Terry and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 79 minute and 1 x 82 minute dives in water depths up to 16.6 m, 10 m viz, 19 C water temp and little surge.

The vis this trip was a bit better than yesterday, not that that matters! Goniobranchus splendidus numbers are up as this species is very common on dives of late. A very interesting golden Tritoniopsis elegans with it's yellow egg mass was found from under a rock. And a couple of species we don't see very often is Discodoris cebuensis and Goniobranchus conchyliatus with its brown rhinophores and gills.

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

Aegires villosus 1/-
Bornella anguilla 1/-
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/-
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/3
Chromodoris striatella -/1
Dermatobranchus oculus -/1
Dermatobranchus ornatus 2/-
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -/2
Dermatobranchus sp. 8 1/-
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus -/1
Discodoris cebuensis 1/-
Doriprismatica atromarginata 4/2
Flabellina rubrolineata -/1
Glossodoris vespa 1/1
Goniobranchus conchyliatus 1/-
Goniobranchus decorus -/1
Goniobranchus sp. 6 1/-
* Goniobranchus splendidus 19/4
Hypselodoris jacksoni 6/2
Hypselodoris obscura 1/3
Mariaglaja inornata 1/1
Phyllidia ocellata 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 1/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/2
Phyllodesmium macphersonae 1/-
Pleurobranchus peronii 2/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 2/1
Tornatina sp. 4 1/-
Tritoniopsis elegans 4/2
Tyrannodoris luteolineata -/1
Verconia sp. 2 1/1