Monday, September 10, 2018

Species List: 09-09-2018, Coles Hole, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld

19 species sighted at Coles Hole, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 09-09-2018.

Gary with Sunreef Nudibranch Day on this excursion consisting of 1 x 53 minute and 1 x 49 minute dives in water depths up to 20.0 m, up to 20 m viz, 20 C water temp.

Today was Nudibranch Day with Sunreef Scuba Diving. I was a little concerned about the wind and swell but when we got to the bottom it was a slice of heaven! Great viz and very little surge. Finding Miromelo undatus was a real treat after not seeing it for quite a while.

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

Aegires flores 1/-
Cadlinella ornatissima 1/-
Chromodoris elisabethina 5/2
Cratena lineata 3/-
Doriprismatica atromarginata 2/1
Flabellina rubrolineata -/1
Glossodoris rufomarginata -/1
Glossodoris vespa -/1
Goniobranchus geometricus 1/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni 4/1
Hypselodoris whitei -/3
Micromelo undatus -/1
Phyllidiella lizae -/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/1
Tambja tenuilineata 1/-
Tenellia sp. 33 -/3
Thuridilla carlsoni -/1
Tritoniopsis elegans 1/-
Verconia sp. 2 -/1

Getting ready

Surface conditions

Substrate

Goniobranchus geometricus

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Chromodoris elisabethina

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Aegires flores

Tambja tenuilineata

Tritoniopsis elegans

Cratena lineata

Glossodoris vespa

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Tenellia sp. 33

Flabellina rubrolineata

Hypselodoris whitei mating pair

Phyllidiella lizae

Chromodoris elisabethina

Micromelo undatus

Glossodoris rufomarginata