DAY/DATE
Saturday
13/03/2021
SITE/S
Nudi Ledge & Nudi 2
Currimundi Reef
PARTICIPANTS
Julie, Terry, David
TYPE
Subtidal
MODE
Boat Dives
VESSEL
Rebel II
DIVE
1
2
SITE/S
Nudi Ledge
Nudi 2
SPECIES #
20
26
DURATION
78 Min
80 Min
DEPTH/RANGE
15 – 18 m
14 – 17 m
TEMP.
26 C
26 C
VIS.
7 m
7 m
SURGE
Light
Light
CURRENT
Nil
Nil
COMMENTS & OBSERVATIONS
The Team was engaged in the Sea Slug Census of the Sunshine Coast and with the weather being agreeable the opportunity was taken to dive on the offshore reefs at Currimundi. The Mooloolaba Triathlon was in progress so we avoided the Mooloolah River and its boat ramps. The water offshore had a green tinge, usually associated with fresh run-off. Sometimes these surveys are notable for what isn’t sighted rather than what is nevertheless we did record some not-so-common species. Aegires villous, Eubranchus sp. 11 and Trapania vitta certainly fall into that category. Interesting to note that Nudi Ledge, being the most prolific site at Currimundi Reef, was overshadowed by the finds at Nudi 2.
Total Species Sighted: 32
SPECIES LIST – ALPHABETICAL
Aegires villosus -/1
Berthella martensi 1/1
Bornella anguilla 5/2
Bulbaeolidia alba -/1
Chromodoris elisabethina 4/4
Chromodoris kuiteri 6/3
Cratena lineata -/1
Dermatobranchus oculus -/3
Dermatobranchus ornatus 1/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 12/20
Eubranchus sp. 11 1/-
Glossodoris vespa -/1
Goniobranchus decorus 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus -/1
Gymnodoris alba 1/-
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/1
Hypselodoris bullockii -/2
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2/1
Jorunna sp. 03 -/1
Phyllidia exquisita -/1
Phyllidia ocellata 2/2
Phyllidia picta 3/-
Phyllidia varicosa -/2
Phyllidiella cooraburrama 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 3/3
Phyllidiella pustulosa 6/15
Phyllidiopsis burni -/1
Pleurolidia juliae 1/-
Pteraeolidia semperi 1/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 3/6
Trapania vitta -/1
Tritoniopsis elegans 1/2
SPECIES GROUPED BY ORDER
Nudibranchia
Aegires villosus -/1
Bornella anguilla 5/2
Bulbaeolidia alba -/1
Chromodoris elisabethina 4/4
Chromodoris kuiteri 6/3
Cratena lineata -/1
Dermatobranchus oculus -/3
Dermatobranchus ornatus 1/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 12/20
Eubranchus sp. 11 1/-
Glossodoris vespa -/1
Goniobranchus decorus 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus -/1
Gymnodoris alba 1/-
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/1
Hypselodoris bullockii -/2
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2/1
Jorunna sp. 03 -/1
Phyllidia exquisita -/1
Phyllidia ocellata 2/2
Phyllidia picta 3/-
Phyllidia varicosa -/2
Phyllidiella cooraburrama 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 3/3
Phyllidiella pustulosa 6/15
Phyllidiopsis burni -/1
Pleurolidia juliae 1/-
Pteraeolidia semperi 1/1
Trapania vitta -/1
Tritoniopsis elegans 1/2
Cephalaspidea
Sagaminopteron ornatum 3/6
Sacoglossa
–
Umbraculoidea
–
Pleurobranchoidea
Berthella martensi 1/1
Anaspidea
–
Pteropoda
–
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