Monday, October 11, 2021

Species List: 10-10-2021, Shellacey Reef, Gneering Shoals, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

 20 species sighted at Shellacey Reef, Gneering Shoals, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld. 10-10-2021.

A double boat entry dive with Gary and Roxy of 50/50 minutes. Maximum depth 18.0 m, 22/21 C water temperature, up to 10 m viz.

Today was Nudibranch Day at Sunreef. Beautiful conditions on the bottom. The winds were to start blowing after the dives. Some very interesting species were recorded today. 

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Ardeadoris rubroannulata -1
Ceratosoma tenue -1
Chromodoris elisabethina -3
Chromodoris sp. 3 -1
Chromodoris strigata -1
Cratena lineata -1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata -15
Glossodoris rufomarginata -5
Goniobranchus geometricus -2
Goniobranchus splendidus  -3
Goniobranchus sp. 7 -1
Hexabranchus sanguineus -1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -2
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Hypselodoris sp. 4 -1
Phyllidia varicosa -2
Phyllidiella lizae -1
Phyllidiella pustulosa -2
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Tylodina corticalis -1

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Substrate

Cratena lineata

Chromodoris strigata 

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniobranchus geometricus

Ceratosoma tenue

Goniobranchus geometricus

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Phyllidiella lizae

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Tylodina corticalis

Substrate

Substrate

Hypselodoris sp. 4

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Chromodoris elisabethina

Chromodoris elisabethina

Phyllidia varicosa

Shoot

Glossodoris rufomarginata

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Goniobranchus splendidus 

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Thuridilla carlsoni

Ardeadoris rubroannulata

Shoot

Goniobranchus sp. 7

Hypselodoris jacksoni 

Chromodoris sp. 3

Surface after dives