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HELP NEEDED! Any feedback on species not named, and corrections to my mistakes, would be greatly appreciated.

The locations given are where I have found these species but this does not imply that these are the only places
on the coast that they can be found.

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February - More Ascideans and two interesting chitons, also new images of Madrella sanguinea.
Only a couple of trips to Hastings Point over the last months because of heavy crowds
during the school holidays. Kids are now back at school so I hope to get some more diving done.
Quite a few unidentified species so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Madrella sanguinea - Hastings Point - New images Species? - On medusa, Brunswick R - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Loricella sp? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Brunswick River - New Species? - Brunswick River - New Hemichordata - Hastings Point - New

November - A third consecutive La Nina has been confirmed, more rain, more floods. Strong prevailing
north winds make conditions difficult at Hastings Point.

Lovellona atramentosa - Hastings Point - New Chiton translucens - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Species? - Hastings Point - New Cominella eburnea - Hastings Point - New Images Ophiarachna incrassata - Hastings Pt - New Images Species? - Hastings Point - New images Pseudoceros cruentus - Hastings Point - New Images Haliotis coccoradiata - Hastings Point - New images Conus capitaneus - Hastings Point - New images

September - Only a few finds on the beach, and still no diving. Spring is here so hopefully I can get back into the
water at Hastings Point as the river here is still not worth a dive. The forecast of another La Nina is not encouraging

Glossocephalus milneedwardsi - Brunswick River - New images Oxycephalus sp - Brunswick Beach - New images Oxycephalus piscator - Brunswick Beach - New Haloa cobbi - Hastings Point - Newly named Eunice sp - On flotsam, Brunswick Beach - New Eunice sp - On driftwood, Brunswick Beach - New Viaderiana incerta? - Hastings Pt - Identified Turridrupa albofasciata - Hastings Point - Identified Clavus unizonalis - Hastings Point - Identified Clavus exasperatus? - Hastings Point - Identified

May - Still no diving as rain periods since the floods have kept the water dirty. Continuing onshore winds that
normally provide interesting beach finds are producing nothing, so no new images. Not a great year so far. I have
added a couple of old finds that I had not previously included, and spent a lot of time on the net in an effort
to put ID's on some species, even attempting to name a few Crinoids. Thank you to Audrey Falconer, and the Marine
Research Group of Victoria, who have uploaded files on South East Australian species. These have been very helpful
as some of these species extend to this area. www.facebook.com/groups/294926707198638/files

As always, any corrections to my mistakes are appreciated.

Chaenostoma crassimanus? - Hastings Pt - Identified Seila atkinsoni - Brunswick River - Identified Cystiscus alternans - Hastings Point - Identified Australostichopus mollis - Brunswick R. & Hastings Pt - Identified Cladolabes sp - Brunswick River - New Thysanozoon brocchii - Brunswick River - Identified Cirratulidae - Brunswick River - New Thormora argus - Brunswick R & Hastings Pt - Identified Paralepidonotus ampulliferus ? - Brunswick River - Identified Lepidonotus clava - On pumice, Brunswick beach - Identified Quasilineus lucidoculatus - Brunswick River - Identified Lineus bilineatus - Brunswick River - Identified Notospermus geniculatus - Hastings Pt - Identified Baseodiscus delineatus - Hastings Pt - Identified Prosadenoporus mooreae - Seagull Rocks - Identified Prosadenoporus winsori? - Brunswick River - New Comanthus gisleni - Gold Coast Seaway - Identified Clarkcomanthus mirabilis - Gold Coast Seaway - Identified

April - After very heavy rain and record floods along the east coast, the Brunswick River is basically dead
and it will be quite some time before diving would be worth the effort, with a wetter than normal Autumn forecast.
The water quality on the coast is still poor so diving at Hastings Point is on hold, as that area also was subject
to massive rains. All I can show for the last couple of months are two newly named species of Murphydoris and
a few crustaceans that I had not previously uploaded. Any corrections to my attempted ID's would be welcomed.

Murphydoris adusta - Hastings Point - Newly named Murphydoris cobbi - Gold Coast Seaway - Newly named Cuapetes seychellensis? - Brunswick River - New Pilumnidae? - Brunswick Beach - New Pilumnus sp? - Brunswick Beach - New Pilumnidae? - Seagull Rocks - New Hypocolpus pararugosus? - Hastings Point - Identified? Species? - Brunswick River - New Species? - Brunswick River - New Palaemonetes atrinubes? - Brunswick River - New Alpheus edamensis? - Hastings Point - New

January - La Nina is well underway and the river is a drain. Frequent rain, strong onshore winds and big
seas have made diving at Hastings Point difficult. Beach-combing not very productive either

Ceradocus sp - Brunswick Beach - New Urohaustorius sp? - Ocean Shores - New Urohaustorius sp? - Ocean Shores - New Stimdromia lateralis - Hastings Point - New images Species? - Brunswick Beach - New Ischnochiton sp? - Hastings Point - New Schizoporella errata - Brunswick River - Identified Knoutsodonta maugeansis - Hastings Point - New Branchiomma sp - Brunswick River - New Branchiomma sp - Brunswick River - New Megalomma sp - Brunswick River - New Species? - Brunswick River - New Species? - Brunswick River - New Species? - Brunswick River - New Species? - Brunswick River - New Species? - Brunswick River - New Species? - Brunswick River - New Species? - Brunswick River - New

 

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