Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Species List 24-04-1012 Flinders Reef East, Moreton Island


27 Species found at Flinders Reef East, Moreton Island. Over cast day and smooth surface conditions. 20 m viz and a 2 m swell running which makes a bit of surge! 1st dive/2nd dive.
* most species found this outing.

Aegires flores 3
Chromodoris aureopurpurea /1 (11th photo)
Chromodoris elisabethina 3/1
Chromodoris lochi 1
Dermatobranchus cf. primus /2
Dermatobranchus rodmani /1
Elysia sp. 7 /1 (15th photo)
Flabellina bicolor 2
Glossodoris pullata 1 (7th photo)
Hexabranchus sanguineus /1
Hypselodoris maculosa /1
Hypselodoris whitei /2
Hypselodoris zephyra 3 (8th photo)
Noumea laboutei /1 (10th photo)
Noumea simplex 1
Phyllidiella lizae 2
Phyllidiella pustulosa /4
Phyllodesmium macphersonae /1 (13th photo)
Protaeolidiella juliae 1 (6th photo)
Risbecia godeffroyana 2/2 (12th photo)
Thorunna florens  1 (5th photo)
Thuridilla carlsoni 2 (9th photo)
Thuridilla cf. gracilis /1 (4th photo)
Thuridilla gracilis 1
Thuridilla neona /4 (14th photo)
Trinchesia sp. 3 1
Trinchesia sp. 10 /1
















Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Species List 16-04-2012 North West Reef Old Woman Island
















19 Species found at Northwest Reef, Old Woman Island. 10 m viz, partly sunny day, a little surge. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Bornella anguilla 1
Chromodoris splendida /1
Dermatobranchus rodmani 3/1 (11th photo)
Discodoris lilacina /1 (2nd photo)
Doris sp. 1 /1 (6th photo)
Glossodoris atromarginata 4/6 (12th photo)
Halgerda cf. elegans /1 (4th photo)
Hypselodoris obscura /1
Mexichromis festiva /1
Noumea flava 1 (10th photo)
Phyllidia elegans 1 (7th photo)
Phyllidia ocellata 2/1
Phyllidia picta /1 (3rd photo)
Phyllidia varicosa /1 (1st photo)
Phyllidiella lizae 2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 7 (8th photo)
Phyllodesmium magnum 3 (5th photo)
Sagaminopteron ornatum 1/2 (9th photo)
*Thuridilla splendens 4/9

Friday, April 6, 2012

Species List 06-04-12 Kings Beach Boat Ramp, Caloundra



3 species found intertidally at Kings Beach Caloundra. Too windy to dive so spent time turning over rocks.
*most species found this outing

*Aplysia dactylomela 93 (1st photo)
Elysia coodgeensis 4
Haminoea sp.2 15

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Species List 03-03-2012 Snagged Reef, east side Flinders Reef, Moreton Island
















48 Species found at Snagged Reef, East side Flinders Reef, Moreton Island. Sunny day light winds, some surge, 12 m viz. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aegires flores 2/3 (13th photo)
Aegires incusus 1 (8th photo)
Aegires citrinus (1 white) 2/1
Babakina indopacifica 1
Berthella martensi /1
Ceratophyllidia africana 1 /3 Our 502nd Species! (1st photo) New Record for Australia!
Chelidonura inornata 1/1
Chromodoris aspersa 2
Chromodoris burni 2 (6th photo)
Chromodoris cf. verrieri 1
Chromodoris elisabethina 4/5
Chromodoris lochi 2
*Costasiella kuroshimae 9/1 (12th photo)
Cratena simba 2
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 3
Dermatobranchus rodmani 2
Dermatobranchus semilunus /2
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus 1
Eubranchus sp. 8 /1 Our 503rd Species! (3rd photo)
Flabellina bicolor /1
Flabellina rubrolineata 1 (11th photo) red colour form
Glossodoris pullata 1 (4th photo)
Hexabranchus sanguineus /1
Hypselodoris aff. maculosa /1
Hypselodoris sp. 2
Hypselodoris sp. 3
Hypselodoris whitei 1/1
Hypselodoris zephyra /1
Jorunna sp. 3 /1
Mexichromis festiva 1
Noumea simplex 1/1
Oxynoe viridis /1 (2nd photo)
Pectenodoris trilineata 1 (7th photo)
Phestilla sp. 2 2 (10th photo)
Phidiana bourailli 2
Phyllidiella lizae 1
Pteraeolidia ianthina 1
Roboastra gracilis 2
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum 1
Thorunna daniellae /1
Thuridilla carlsoni 1/4
Thuridilla cf. gracilis /2
Thuridilla neona 1/1
Trinchesia sp. 10 3
Trinchesia sp. 14 /1 Our 504th Species! (5th photo)
Tritoniopsis alba 1
Thuridilla splendens 1
Volvatella angeliniana 1 (9th photo) Second on found in 8 years!

Friday, March 2, 2012

Species List 01-03-2012 Lost Fin Reef


















31 Species found at Lost Fin Reef. Brown river in harbour with green water on the way to site with 6 m green layer then great water under it, 15 m viz, light winds, little swell, sunny, no surge. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aegires citrinus /1
Bornella anguilla 1/1
Cratena simba 1 (13th photo)
*Chromodoris elisabethina 4/3 (10th photo)
Chromodoris kuiteri /1
Chromodoris splendida 1
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1
Dermatobranchus semilunus 1 (12th photo)
Glossodoris atromarginata 2/2 (9th photo)
Glossodoris vespa /1
Halgerda elegans 1 (14th photo)
Hypselodoris aff. maculosa /1
Hypselodoris bullockii /1 (6th photo)
Hypselodoris emma 2
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2
Hypselodoris sp. 2/1
Jorunna parva 1
Mexichromis macropus /1 (3rd photo)
Noumea sp. 1 1 Our 501st Species! (1st and 2nd photos)
Phyllidia elegans 1
Phyllidia exquisita 1/1
Phyllidia ocellata 1
Phyllidia varicosa 1/2
Phyllidiella lizae 1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/1
Phyllodesmium macphersonae 2 (4th photo)
Phyllodesmium magnum 1 (8th photo)
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum 1 (11th photo)
Thuridilla carlsoni /1 (5th photo)
Thuridilla splendens 2/2
Trinchesia ornata 2/1
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Paraplanocera sp. flatworm (7th photo)