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Trinchesia sp - Brunswick River - New species

Oxinasphaera sp - Brunswick River - New species

Idotea metallica - Brunswick River - New species

Grapsus albolineatus - Brunswick River - New species

Rhizostomeae - Brunswick River - New images

Olindias sp - Brunswick River - New images

Semaeostomeae - Brunswick River - New species

Cestum veneris - Brunswick River - New species

Aequorea sp - Brunswick River - New species

Pegea sp? - Brunswick River - New species

Afrolittorina acutispira - Brunswick River - New species

Sarcoptilus grandis? - Brunswick River - New species

Porifera - Brunswick River - New species

Porifera - Brunswick River - New species

Porifera - Brunswick River - New species

Thraciopsis angustata - Brunswick Heads - New species

Donax veruinus - Hastings Point - New species

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The Brunswick River is finally beginning to improve regarding diving and will get better
as long as heavy rains stay away. A lot of sand build-up along some rockwalls.

Chelidonura fulvipunctata - Brunswick River - New images

Dendrodoris denisoni - Brunswick River - New images

Doriopsis granulosa - Brunswick River - New images

Favorinus tsuruganus - Brunswick River - New images

Aplysia dactylomela - Brunswick River - New image

Forskalia sp - Brunswick River - New species
This may be Forskalia edwardsi, a rare species in Australia and according to Dr Lisa-ann Gershwin, has not been reported here for 80 years.

Serpula sp - Brunswick River - New image

Lamellaria sp - Brunswick River - New image

Hydroid - Brunswick River - New species

Porifera - Brunswick River - New species

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As happened three years ago, a huge amount of sand has moved in across the rock
shelf, burying most of the habitat and destroying the marine life. I was lucky to
find these few animals before the event and it will be some months before the
area has recovered enough for diving.

Emarginula candida - Hastings Point - New species

Physalia sp - Ocean Shores beach - New species

Aplysia juliana - Hastings Point - New images

Spurilla sp - Hastings Point - New species

Chromodoris splendida - Hastings Point - New image

Chromodoris geometrica - Hastings Point - New image

Umbraculum umbraculum - Hastings Point - New image

Porcellanidae - Hastings Point - New species

Porcellanidae - Hastings Point - New species

Ashtoret lunaris - Hastings Point beach - New species

Nassarius pullus - Hastings Point - New species

Morula sp - Hastings Point - New species

Anodontia edentula - Hastings Point - New species

Venerupis anomala - Hastings Point - New species

Capitellidae - Hastings Point - New species

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A dead flat sea and a walk along the low tide line on the beach resulted in some interesting finds.
Cardilia semisulcata a rarely seen species, especially this far south, and Epitonium antisoa also uncommon.

Cardilia semisulcata - Brunswick Heads Beach - New species

Trimusculus conicus - Brunswick Heads Beach - New species

Epitonium antisoa - Brunswick Heads Beach - New species

Epitonium minorum - Brunswick Heads Beach - New species

Eulima sp - Brunswick Heads Beach - New species

Mactra antecedens - Brunswick Heads Beach - New species

Tellina albinella - Brunswick Heads Beach - New species

Limatula strangei - Brunswick Heads Beach - New species

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Gymnodoris alba - Hastings Point - New image

Spurilla neapolitana - Hastings Point - New image

Polynoid worm - Hastings Point - New species

Pseudoceros sp? - Hastings Point - New species

Porifera - Hastings Point - New species

Cinnalepta cinnamomea - Brunswick River - New images

Cerithium coralium - Brunswick River - New species

 

 

 

 

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