Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Species List: Crete, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 11-07-2016

25 species recorded Gary and Terry.

We made 2 dives about 70 minutes each. This site is 16 - 20 m depth and is also a very "target rich" substrate. 18C water temp and 10 m vis. First real day of cool water.

This site is made of large self standing boulders some 4 m high with a sand bottom. Reminds me of islands in the sand. The surface conditions were over cast and little wind. There was some surge but not too bad. This is a great site.

Number of each species recorded: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with the highest count

Aegires citrinus 1/-
Aegires flores 1/-
Ardeadoris rubroannulata -/1
Ardeadoris sp. 2 10/2
Bornella anguilla 3/3
Chromodoris sp. 1 1/-
Chromodoris striatella -/1
Cratena lineata 9/5
Dermatobranchus ornatus 2/3
Diversidoris crocea 1/-
Doriprismatica atromarginata 1/1
Flabellina rubrolineata -/1
*Goniobranchus splendidus 13/12
Hypselodoris jacksoni 7/7
Hypselodoris obscura 4/3
Hypselodoris tryoni 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata -/1
Phyllidiella lizae 2/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/-
Pteraeolidia semperi 1/-
Roboastra luteolineata 1/-
Sagaminopteron ornatum 2/1
Tritoniopsis alba 1/-
Verconia norba -/2
Verconia sp. 2 -/1

Surface conditions looking south to Caloundra

Hypselodoris obscura

Hypselodoris tryoni

Goniobranchus splendidus

Substrate

Goniobranchus splendidus

...and more Goniobranchus splendidus

Hypselodoris obscura

Sagaminopteron ornatum

Dermatobranchus ornatus

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Bornella anguilla

Goniobranchus splendidus

Aegires citrinus

Aegires flores

Roboastra luteolineata

The sponge(?) that Cratena lineata is found under

Looking under the sponge (?) 

Cratena lineata

Substrate

Pteraeolidia semperi 

Goniobranchus splendidus

Chromodoris striatella

Diversidoris crocea

Chromodoris sp. 1

Bornella anguilla

Ardeadoris rubroannulata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Verconia sp. 2

Hypselodoris jacksoni

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Goniobranchus splendidus and Hypselodoris jacksoni

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Hypselodoris obscura