38 species found at Terry's Delight, off Point Arkwright, Coolum, Sunshine Coast.
Terry and David on this excursion consisting of 2 x 75 minute dives in water depths of 14m to 17m. 5m viz, 22C water temp, and some surge.
Highlights included finding 3 x Marionia cyanobranchiata with egg coil under an old coral plate and 5 x Pleurobranchus peronii beneath another, plus the 2 x Roboastra luteolineata attempting to mate. The very cryptic Jorunna sp. 4 of course is always a joy to locate.
Number of species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires citrinus -/1
Aegires flores 4/3
Ardeadoris aff. averni 1/5
Ardeadoris averni -/1
Bornella anguilla -/1
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/1
Bullina lineata 1/-
Chromodoris elisabethina -/2
Chromodoris splendida 2/-
Cratena lineata -/1
Dermatobranchus ornatus 2/7
*Doriprismatica atromarginata 3/10
Flabellina sp. 1 -/1
Glossodoris vespa 2/-
Goniobranchus daphne 1/-
Halgerda cf. willeyi 1/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni 1/2
Hypselodoris maritima 2/-
Hypselodoris obscura 5/1
Hypselodoris sagamiensis 2/-
Jorunna sp. 3 1/-
Jorunna sp. 4 -/1
Marionia cyanobranchiata 3/-
Noumea simplex 1/-
Oxynoe viridis -/2
Phyllidia ocellata 1/1
Phyllidia varicosa -/2
Phyllidiella lizae 3/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/1
Phyllodesmium macphersonae -/1
Phyllodesmium magnum 2/-
Pleurobranchus peronii 5/-
Pteraeolidia ianthina -/1
Roboastra luteolineata 4/-
Sagaminopteron ornatum 2/5
Thuridilla splendens 1/1
Tritoniopsis alba 1/2
*Tylodina corticalis 6/7
Tylodina corticalis
Thuridilla splendens
Substrate
Phyllodesmium magnum
Jorunna sp. 3
Hypselodoris sagamiensis
Goniobranchus daphne
Chromodoris splendida
Halgerda cf. willeyi
Bullina lineata
Surface conditions ...... from the surface
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Oxynoe viridis
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Tylodina corticalis x 3
Jorunna sp. 4
Chromodoris elisabethina
Hypselodoris sagamiensis
Noumea simplex
Pleurobranchus peronii x 5
Roboastra luteolineata - mating prelude
Marionia cyanobranchiata - egg coil
Marionia cyanobranchiata
Aegires flores
Phyllodesmium macphersonae
Dermatobranchus ornatus - head on
Ardeadoris aff. averni x 5
Aegires citrinus
