Species List Waub's Bay Tasmania 16-04-2014

2 species found during another shore dive with David Mullins at Waub's Bay, Bicheno Tasmania Australia. We surface swam out to the dive site and submerged to the "Egg" and over to Split Rock. Water temp 17C, 6m viz.

Ceratosoma amoneum - 4
Polycera janjukia - 1

Easy in!

Substrate on the way out

David on top of Split Rock

Ceratosoma amoneum laying egg mass

Ceratosoma amoneum egg mass

Ceratosoma amoneum mating

Polycera janjukia

Species List: Waubs Bay, Bicheno Tasmania, 14-04-2014

2 species found during a shore dive with David Mullins and local John at Waubs Bay, Bicheno Tasmania Australia. After an easy entry we all started the 100m swim to the big rock where we found the Nudibranchs. The dive was 17C water temp, about 5m viz.

Aphelodoris greeni - 1
Ceratosoma amoenum - 1

*With these finds the Tasmania section of temperate nudibranchs will start on nudibranch.com.au

Gearing up. Exit from the jetty.

The "Rock"

The "Rock"

Ceratosoma amoenum

Ceratosoma amoenum

Ceratosoma amoenum

Ceratosoma amoenum

Aphelodoris greeni (endemic to Australia)

Aphelodoris greeni (endemic to Australia)

Aphelodoris greeni (endemic to Australia)

Aphelodoris greeni (endemic to Australia)

Aphelodoris greeni (endemic to Australia)

Aphelodoris greeni (endemic to Australia)

Aphelodoris greeni (endemic to Australia)

Species List: Flinders Reef- East, Off Cape Moreton, 05-04-2014

20 species found at Flinders Reef - East, off Cape Moreton.
Terry and David on this excursion consisting of 2 x 90 min dives in water depths of 12 m to 16 m. 20 m viz, 26 C water temp and surge.

It had been some time since Mischief was taken out due to a number of circumstances but with the conditions improving we had no excuse. Everything worked and worked first time. Conditions were almost perfect weather wise except for the surge which seemed much worse on the bottom and very tiresome to work in for an extended period. This contributed to the lower than expected species count but the consolation was finding two species, a Gymnodoris and a Sclerodoris, new to our count although the taking of close-ups of these proved difficult.

Number of species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count

Berthellina citrina 2/-
* Chromodoris elisabethina 2/1
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/-
Chromodoris lochi 2/-
Chromodoris strigata 1/-
Chromodoris willani -/1
Discodoris sp. 4 1/- (New species)
Doriprismatica atromarginata -/1
Favorinus japonicus 1/-
Goniobranchus tinctorius 1/-
* Gymnodoris sp. 7 -/3 (New species)
Hypselodoris bullockii -/1
Hypselodoris zephyra -/1
Phyllidia exquisita 1/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/-
Thuridilla livida 1/-
Thuridilla neona -/1
Thuridilla splendens -/1
Trinchesia ornata 1/-
Trinchesia sp. 9 -/1

Thuridilla splendens

Chromodoris elisabethina

Phyllidia exquisita

Hypselodoris zephyra

Substrate

Surface conditions - little wind for sails

Chromodoris kuiteri

Thuridilla livida

Chromodoris strigata

Goniobranchus tinctorius

Chromodoris lochi

A pair of Berthellina citrina - space between 

all the feather and brittle stars 

is at a premium 

Chromodoris willani - white speckles 

to rhinophores and gills

Gymnodoris sp. 7

Gymnodoris sp. 7 - gills in an arc

Thuridilla neona

Trinchesia sp. 9

Trinchesia sp. 9

Trinchesia ornata

Favorinus japonicus

Discodoris sp. 4

Discodoris sp. 4

Discodoris sp. 4 - rhinophore close-up

Discodoris sp. 4 - view of foot and 

of mantle ventral side

Discodoris sp. 4 - anterior

Discodoris sp. 4 - gills

Species List: Clown Reef, Gneering Shoals, Sunshine Coast, 02-04-2014

21 species found at Clown Reef, Gneering Shoals, Sunshine Coast.
Terry and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 87 minute and 1 x 84 minute dives in water depths of 15m to 20m. 15m viz, 25C water temp, no surge and no current at all this time.

We decided to return to Clown Reef as the viz was excellent earlier in the week. Some different species sighted this time including Thordisa tahala which is a new species for us. Two specimens of different colour were found under an old coral plate.

Number of species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count

Bornella anguilla -/2
Cadlinella ornatissima -/2
Chromodoris burni -/1
* Chromodoris elisabethina 7/-
Chromodoris splendida -/1
Dermatobranchus cf. primus -/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 2/1
Flabellina rubrolineata 1/1
Goniobranchus albonares 1/-
Hypselodoris whitei -/1
Jorunna sp. 3 -/1
Miamira sinuata 1/-
Phyllidia coelestis 2/-
Phyllidia elegans 3/1
Phyllidia varicosa 2/1
Phyllidiella lizae 2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 4/1
Thordisa tahala -/2 (New species)
Thuridilla carlsoni -/1
Thuridilla splendens 2/1
Trinchesia ornata 1/1

Lovely surface conditions

Dermatobranchus cf. primus

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Thuridilla carlsoni

Hypselodoris whitei

Phyllidia elegans 

Substrate

Miamira sinuata

Trinchesia ornata

Thuridilla splendens

Goniobranchus albonares

Chromodoris splendida - minuscule specimen

Bornella anguilla

Chromodoris burni

A pair of Cadlinella ornatissima

Thordisa tahala - yellow colour form

Thordisa tahala - brown colour form

Thordisa tahala

Thordisa tahala

Thordisa tahala - together