15 species sighted at Flinders Reef, Moreton Island, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 20-11-2021.
A double boat entry dive with Gary, David, Sheryl and Gail of two 60 minute dives. Maximum depth 15.9 m, 21 and 23 C water temperature, up to 20 m viz.
The Team decided that our yearly sabbatical to Flinders Reef should be today. We dived the eastern side first then the western side recording some nice nudibranchs. A clump of green weed looked like it was chewed on so inspection was in order. Many egg masses were found in the weed and shortly after 5 Elysia animals were found. Shooting them in the weed with surge was a challenge. Another new species. There was an interesting Flabellina recorded today and it too is a new species.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Chromodoris elisabethina -3
Chromodoris kuiteri -1
Chromodoris lochi -2
Dermatobranchus rodmani -1
Elysia sp. 41 -7 NEW SPECIES
Flabellina lotos -6
Flabellina sp. 11 -1 NEW SPECIES
Hexabranchus sanguineus juvenile -1
Hypselodoris decorata -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Mariaglaja inornata -1
Phyllidia ocellata -1
Phyllidia varicosa -1
Phyllidiella pustulosa -2
Tenellia sp. 1 -1
Our ride
Chromodoris lochi
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris lochi
Searching
Chromodoris lochi
Mariaglaja inornata
Phyllidia varicosa
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Elysia sp. 41 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 41 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 41 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 41 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 41 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 41 NEW SPECIES egg mass
Elysia sp. 41 NEW SPECIES
Substrate
Substrate
Substrate
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Elysia sp. 41 NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris kuiteri
Tenellia sp. 1
Hypselodoris decorata
Surface
What?
Substrate 2nd dive
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina sp. 11 NEW SPECIES
Flabellina sp. 11 NEW SPECIES
Flabellina sp. 11 NEW SPECIES
Hexabranchus sanguineus juvenile
Chromodoris elisabethina
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Phyllidia ocellata
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Flabellina lotos
Mariaglaja inornata
