35 species sighted at Hanging Rock Nudibranch Day Sunreef, Gneering Shoals, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 25-09-2022.
A double boat entry morning with Gary, Sheryl, Micheal, Kelly-Anne, Tomas and friends of two 50 minute dives. Maximum depth 17.3 m, 21 C water temperature, 15 m viz.
With a great forecast, Nudibranch Day was a hit. Plenty of really nice critters. 28 species is a nice outing. From under a hard coral was a bryozoan with two New Species Polycera sp. 12. What a super find! Seeing Ardeadoris electra, Glossodoris hikuerensis, Jorunna sp. 3, Okenia hallucigenia, Phyllidiopsis burni, Sagaminopteron psychedelicum and Thorunna sp. 4 again was wonderful! Recording a juvenile Aegires minor for the second time was a treat.
Species and number thereof sighted:
Aegires minor juvenile -1
Aegires gardineri -1
Ardeadoris angustolutea -1
Ardeadoris electra -1
Ardeadoris symmetrica -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Carminodoris nodulosa -1
Chromodoris elisabethina -2
Chromodoris kuiteri -3
Cratena simba -1
Diversidoris flava -1
Doriprismatica atromarginata -2
Flabellina bicolor -1
Glossodoris hikuerensis -1
Glossodoris rufomarginata -3
Glossodoris vespa -2
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1
Goniobranchus sp. 7 -1
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -2
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Hypselodoris whitei -2
Jorunna sp. 3 -2
Okenia hallucigenia -1
Phyllidia varicosa -1
Phyllidiella lizae -2
Phyllidiella pustulosa -2
Phyllidiopsis burni -1
Phyllidiopsis cardinalis -1
Polycera sp. 12 -2 NEW SPECIES
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum -2
Thorunna daniellae -1
Thorunna sp. 4 -1
Thuridilla sp. -1
Our ride
Gearing up
Surface
Chaos!
Glossodoris vespa
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Floater
Substrate
Bulbaeolidia alba
Chromodoris kuiteri
Thorunna sp. 4 -1
Jorunna sp. 3
Polycera sp. 12 NEW SPECIES x2
Polycera sp. 12 NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris elisabethina
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Aegires minor juvenile
Goniobranchus sp. 7
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Glossodoris vespa
Glossodoris hikuerensis
Goniobranchus splendidus
Phyllidiopsis burni
Hypselodoris whitei
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella lizae
Okenia hallucigenia
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Goniobranchus geometricus
Glossodoris rufomarginata x2
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
Jorunna sp. 3
Ardeadoris electra
Polycera sp. 12 NEW SPECIES
Polycera sp. 12 NEW SPECIES
Polycera sp. 12 NEW SPECIES
Polycera sp. 12 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Flatworm
Glossodoris hikuerensis
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Polycera sp. 12 NEW SPECIES
Ardeadoris electra with Cratena samba at the left
Phyllidia varicosa
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
Okenia hallucigenia
Ardeadoris symmetrica
Aegires gardineri
Diversidoris flava
