13 species sighted at Sunreef Nudibranch Day, Trench north wall, Gneering Shoals, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 14-04-2024.
A double dive boat entry outing with Gary, Suren and Holly (chartered with private guild) of two 50 minute dives, maximum depth 18.5 m, 25 C water temperature, up to 6 m viz.
After a little time of inclement weather our Nudibranch Day finally got out. A 1 m swell turned out to be smaller than expected and little wind and no surface current. This trip was going to be called off because there were only two people on the load. The mother decided that was enough and chartered the boat with me as a private guild...magic does happen. Some very slow searching yielded some special finds, namely what appears to be 4 New Species.
Species and numbers recorded:
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Chromodoris elisabethina -4
Cratena lineata -1
Doriprismatica atromarginata -2
Eubranchus sp. 25 -1 NEW SPECIES
Favorinus sp. 8 -1 NEW SPECIES
Hypselodoris jacksoni -1
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Phyllidia sp. 2 -2 NEW SPECIES
Phyllidiella annulata -1
Phyllidiella pustulosa -2
Phyllodesmium sp. 9 -1 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 33 -1
Our ride
Substrate
Substrate
Phyllidiella annulata
Phyllidia sp. 2 NEW SPECIES
Bulbaeolidia alba
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllidia sp. 2 NEW SPECIES
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Hypselodoris obscur
Tenellia sp. 33
Bulbaeolidia alba
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 25 NEW SPECIES
Eubranchus sp. 25 NEW SPECIES
Phyllodesmium sp. 9 NEW SPECIES
Chromodoris elisabethina
Getting ready
Cratena lineata
Favorinus sp. 8 NEW SPECIES
Favorinus sp. 8 NEW SPECIES
Phyllidiella pustulos
