Sunday, November 18, 2018

Species List: 17-11-2018, Nudi Ledge, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

35 species sighted at, Nudi Ledge, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 17-11-2018.

A double dive by David, Julie, Terry and Gary of 87 and 66 minutes. Maximum depth 16.9 m, 24 C water temperature and up to 5 m viz.

This time we loaded up Rebel and headed out to Currimundi Reef. The surface conditions were just about perfect and glassy. On the bottom things were a little different, it was surgey and pretty dirty. Mid water it was fairly clear. On top of that the GPS on the boat was not working properly so we found the dive site using a mobile phone and it worked.

Species and number thereof sighted dive 1/dive 2
* Species with highest specimen count

Berthella martensi 1/-
Bornella anguilla 5/3
Chromodoris elisabethina 1/2
Chromodoris kuiteri 3/6
Dermatobranchus oculus 2/1
Dermatobranchus ornatus 1/-
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 21/33
Elysia pusilla -/2
Glossodoris rufomarginata -/3
Glossodoris vespa 3/1
Goniobranchus daphne 3/4
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -/1
Goniobranchus splendidus 1/1
Goniobranchus verrieri 1/1
Hypselodoris bullockii 2/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2/3
Hypselodoris sagamiensis 1/-
Mariaglaja inornata 1/1
Phyllidia elegans 2/-
Phyllidia guamensis 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata -/1
Phyllidia varicosa 1/1
Phyllidiella annulata 1/1
Phyllidiella lizae 2/-
Phyllidiella pustulosa 4/3
Pleurolidia juliae 1/6
Pteraeolidia semperi 2/1
Rostanga sp. 2 1/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 1/2
Tenellia sp. 3 -/1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell 1/-
Tritoniopsis elegans -/2
Tyrannodoris luteolineata 4/2
Verconia simplex 1/-

Our ride

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Bornella anguilla

Substrate

Pteraeolidia semperi

Tyrannodoris luteolineata

Goniobranchus verrieri

Substrate - The Flats

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Doriprismatica atromarginata mating pair

Hypselodoris bullockii

Goniobranchus daphne

Tornatina sp. 1 shell

Mariaglaja inornata

Hypselodoris sagamiensis

Dermatobranchus oculus

Chromodoris kuiteri

Chromodoris elisabethina

Safety stop

Gunge on the surface, YUCK!!

Surface conditions

Sagaminopteron ornatum

Goniobranchus sp. 6

Pleurolidia juliae

Elysia pusilla 

Ovulid

Tritoniopsis elegans

Goniobranchus verrieri

Elysia pusilla

Elysia pusilla

Phyllidia varicosa

Chromodoris kuiteri

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Hypselodoris bullockii

Glossodoris vespa

Pleurolidia juliae

Elysia pusilla

Mariaglaja inornata

Tenellia sp. 3

Rostanga sp. 2

Berthella martensi

Pleurolidia juliae

Tritoniopsis elegans

Glossodoris rufomarginata