19 species sighted at Coles Hole, Gneering Shoals, Nudibranch Day, Mooloolaba, Qld. 13-06-2021.
A double boat entry dive with Gary and friends of 44/46 minutes. Maximum depth 20.7 m, 20 C water temperature, up to 20 m viz.
A beautiful Nudibranch Day was had, too bad there was massive surge again. Some nice critters were recorded. The highlight for me was recording a Chromodoris joshi colour morph another new species!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Bornella anguilla -1
* Chromodoris elisabethina -10
Chromodoris joshi -1 NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris kuiteri -4
Chromodoris lochi -1
Doriprismatica atromarginata -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -2
Goniobranchus splendidus -2
Halgerda sp. 3 -1
Hexabranchus sanguineus -many young
Hypselodoris sp. 6 -1
Hypselodoris whitei -1
Phyllidia elegans -1
Phyllidia varicosa -1
Phyllidiella pustulosa -2
Pleurolidia juliae -1
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 70 -1
Thuridilla sp. 6 -2
Our ride
Surface
Searching
Substrate
Searching
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Halgerda sp. 3
Phyllidia elegans
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris joshi NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris joshi NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris joshi NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris joshi NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris joshi NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris joshi NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris joshi NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris joshi NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris joshi NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris joshi NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris joshi NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris joshi NEW SPECIES
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