Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Species List Shellacey Reef 16-04-2013



27 Species found at Shellacey Reef. Sunny day, light winds, 24C water temp, 5m viz and surge. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing.

Aegires citrinus /1 juvenile
Aeolidiella alba 1
Ardeadoris pullata 1
Chromodoris elisabethina 4/4
Chromodoris kuiteri /1
Chromodoris lochi 1/3
Cratena simba /1
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 1
Dermatobranchus ornatus 1
*Doriprismatica atromarginata 6/12
Dermatobranchus rodmani /1
Glossodoris hikuerensis /1
Glossodoris vespa (AU) 3
Hypselodoris jacksoni 1
Hypselodoris sp. 2 /1
Hypselodoris whitei 1
Hypselodoris obscura (AU) 1
Mexichromis trilineata 1
Phyllidia elegans /1
Phyllidia madangensis /1 Our 540th species! New record for Australia
Phyllidia varicosa /2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/1
Phyllidiella lizae 1/3
Phyllidiopsis burni /1
Phyllodesmium sp. 2 1
Thorunna daniellae /1
Thuridilla splendens 1


Perfect surface conditions

The Skipper

We got black balls, radar reflector and flag

The substrate

The substrate

Glossodoris vespa (AU)

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Phyllodesmium sp. 2

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Aeolidiella alba

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Hypselodoris whitei

Mexichromis trilineata

Hypselodoris obscura (AU)

Dermatobranchus cf. primus

Phyllidiella lizae

Ardeadoris pullata

Chromodoris lochi

Hypselodoris sp. 1

Phyllidia varicosa

Aegires citrinus - juvenile

Chromodoris kuiteri

Glossodoris hikuerensis

Phyllidiopsis burni

Phyllidia madangensis  Our 540th species! New record for Australia

Phyllidia elegans

Dermatobranchus ornatus

Thorunna daniellae

Cratena simba

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Species List Northwest Reef Old Woman Island 08-04-2013


26 species found at Northwest Reef OWI, rainy overcast some sun day, surge, 4m vis, 24C water temp. 1st dive/2nd dive.
*most species found this outing

Aeolidiella alba /2
Ardeadoris aff. averni /1
Bornella anguilla /1
Chromodoris splendida (AU) 1/4
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 1
Dermatobranchus rodmani /1
*Doriprismatica atromarginata 5/5
Flabellina bicolor 1
Glossodoris vespa (AU) 2
Goniobranchus albonares /1
Goniobranchus cf. reticulatus /1
Halgerda albocristata 1
Halgerda aurantiomaculata /1
Halgerda cf. willeyi 1
Hypselodoris jacksoni /3
Hypselodoris obscura (AU) 2/1
Hypselodoris tryoni
Phestilla sp. 1
Phyllidia elegans /2
Phyllidiella lizae 1/4
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/1
Platydoris formosa 1
Protaeolidiella juliae /3
Thuridilla splendens 1
Trinchesia ornata 1
Tritoniopsis alba 1/2

Surface conditions

The Substrate

Phestilla sp. 1 

Glossodoris vespa (AU)

Trinchesia ornata

Halgerda albocristata

Platydoris formosa

Hypselodoris obscura (AU)

Maritigrella fuscopunctata (flatworm)

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Halgerda cf. willeyi

Goniobranchus albonares

Chromodoris splendida (AU)

Phyllidia elegans

Dermatobranchus rodmani

Goniobranchus cf. reticulatus

Waminoa sp. (Acoel flatworms)

Halgerda aurantiomaculata

Phyllidiella lizae

Protaeolidiella juliae

Bornella anguilla