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Fieldwork 26-VIII-99 to 8-XI-99. Collecting days 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (13). 113 on disc.
26-VIII-99
ETD Nedlands 4.30. [ETD] Perth 6.00. plane flight cancelled. ETD Nedlands 1.00. ETD Perth 2.20, actually 2.45. Arrived Karratha ? 5.00 -> Peninsula Palms. -> Karratha for dinner. [symbols?] -> Dampier
27-VIII-99
ETD Dampier 7.00 -> "Top Gun" Brian Kirkwood, Steve, Justin, Barry [Evans], Diana [Evans] -> Malus Islands, N side.
DA3/99/36
N side Malus Is.
Transect
Barbatia white +; B. amygdalumtostum ++; Arca ventricosa ++; Septifer ++++; L. medium rock ++++; Lithophaga [?] ++++; 25023 Hypnopora; Dendostrea ++; Ostrea tuberculata +; Plicatula flat ++++; Chlamys dringi; Chlamys squamosa; Spondylus white speckled +++; Limid smooth; Limid long inflated Limatula; Chama white ++ c purplish mantle; Pseudochama purple; Beguinia +; Acrosterigma smooth; Acrosterigma ribbed oblique white depuchense; Tellin (Macominae) obl. sculpture 4 rad. bands; Tapes - grey tents +++; Ventricoloria toreuma; V. embrithes ++; petricolid; Scutus; Tectus ++. Outside Transect: above plus; Trochus maculatus; Astraea stellare; Hyotissa sp. particularly abundant, D&L in deeper water; Chlamys radula; Ch. spectabilia L&D; Spondylus - red/pink c white ribs & spines & rim; [Spondylus] red - fine ribs red rim; [Spondylus] 2 more sp.; Chlamys madreporarum L; Lima lima; limid oblique, weak, inflated; Ctenoides; Monia; Cardita muricata; Chama white with strong rib; Scrobicularia ?; Gari broken rays; Paphia; Venerine puerpera.
DA3/99/37
off W side of Malus Is.
Transect: Haliotis squamata; Stomatella; Tectus pyramis ++; Phasianella; Turbo argyrostoma ++; Astraea stellare +; Barbatia amygdalumtostom +; Barbatia wh +; Arca ventricosa; B. plicata; Dendostrea +; Chlamys madreporarum; Chl. strangei wide ribs; Chl. irregularis +++; Spondylus -red rim; Ctenoids; Ctena fine ribs; Chama +; Cardita muricata +; Acrosterigma fine ribs; A. reeveanum ++++; Tridacna squamosa; T. maxima; Trapezium +; Mactra (?Electromactra); Tellina staurella; Gari; ?Semele; Ventricolaria embrithes (sunken) +; Tapes grey; Venerine (?puerpera) +. non-Transect: Fissurellid c P slit; Haliotis squamata; Tectus "schlombergeri" L; T. pyramis; Thalotia sp.; Euchelus (small); ?Minolia; Astraea stellare; A. pileola; Turbo petholatus; Angaria delphinus; Arca ventricosa; Arcopsis afra; Barbatia amygdalumtostum; B. sp white; Glycymeris dampierense; glycymerid - wider ribs; Lithophaga teres; L. sp. large brown; Chlamys radula; Plicatula "plicatula"; Pinctada albina; ?"Musculus" - black; Modiolus; Ungulinid; lucinid; Chama lazarus; C. sp c purple V lip; C. sp - white; Cardita muricala; Acrosterigma reeveanum orange; Mactra (Electromactra?); Mactra sp. - larger; Lutraria; Gari -broken rad bands; Gari - large clouded; Leptomya psittaeus; Tellina staurella; T. sp - small orange-red; Semele; Glycodonta wide ribs; Dosinia - spotted rays; Venerine - larger - spots; Tapes sp. grey lines; Petricolid; Corbula wide ribs; Venerine - spotted rays -?juv, of deeper adults c scattered spots as in transect.
DA3/99/38
Malus I. N(?) side -intertidal & v shallow sublittoral.
Dentalium - smooth (same c crustaceans); Fissurellid - rayed c fine ribs; Haliotis squamata; Trochus maculatus; T. hanleyanus; Turbo (flat); Turbo (spotted ribs); Angaria fine ribs; Astraea pilialum[?]; Anadara; Glycymeris dampierense; G. sp wide ribs; Plicatula flat; Spondylus red c white ribs & scales - purple rim; S. sp. - fine ribs, red orange c red rim; Septifer; Modiolus; Pinctada maxima; Isognomon isognomon - long dark; Pinnasp.; Limid - Limatula v deep inflated short; Ungulimid; Chama sp.; Cardita - wide ribs, dark spots, P scales; Acrosterigma - oblique, purple PV wide ribs depuchense; A. sp. -oblique, white, deep, angular ribs; A. reeveanum; Fragum erugatum; F. unedo; Tridacna maxima; mesodermatid (? yellow perio); Asaphis; Tellina staurella; T. virgata; Tellinus - small fragile; Lioconcha fastigiata; Dosinia white; Venerine (juv. of sp at #37); Pitarine small pi[?]; Tapes litteratus; Tapes deep rose c spotted rays; Paphia.
28-VIII-99
6.30-7.30 Second short collecting at DA3/99/38
Fissurellid (? Notomella under rocks); Acmeid small rayed; Tectus fenestratus; Turbo ?brunneus; Trochids -sand -small; Angaria delphinus - broad ribs; Euchelus atratus; Calliostoma; Liotia Siphonarius 1 (or 2); Arcoid - Arcopsis afra; small arcid (?Barbatia wh.); Modiolis ?2 spp; Brachidontes; Pinctada white-dark brown bands; Plicatula; Septifer; Anomia; Saccostrea cuccullata - mostly scattered large, strong ribs; Ctena bella; Chama white ± fragile; Chama wh/purple intertidal; Pseudochama intertidal v small; Paphies (Atactodea) striata; Asaphis; Donax; Fragum erugatum (joined valves D); Tridacna maxima; Semele; Ruditapes; Irus; Dosinia white; Callista impa; Tapes sericeus; Gafrarium tumidum; Placamen berryi; ? Petricolid
DA3/99/39
N of Brigadier Reef in at 10.33
Transect: Fissurellids - Diadorinae D - Emarginulinae L; Plicatula small flat; Hyotissa hyotis ++++L; H. sp ++++ L; Pinctada sp (?maxima)+; Isognomon isognomon +L; I. sp. white; Pinna deltades ++ L; Lithophaga small L; Septifer; Chama - white/purple L ++++; Chama - white/orange/purple ++++; Monia ++ L; Patro (white smooth) L; Hiatella sp. L (from "Stoney" silaceous sponge); ?Corbulid - I,V,D. Non transect: Arca.
DA3/99/40
N of off Rosemary I. in at 2.20 8.8m.
Transect: Lithophagids ++++ rock -med. size -light brown; Septifer; Isognomon isognomon ++++; I. sp. white +++; Pinctada margaritifera; Hyotissa hyotis ++++; H. sp. ++++; Ostrea tuberculata ++; Dendostrea folium +; Pinna deltodes; Plicatula (many ribs on upstanding lower valve V lip); Chama white round c blunt tubercles +++; Chama white & purple ±?, 2 ribs posteriorly; Gastrochaenid in rock (L). Non-transect: Arca ventricosa; Barbatia sp white; Chlamys pallium; Modiolus; Pinctada maxima; Spondylus 3 spp.; Plicatula wh. c bl. spots many ribs on upper V; Monia; Ctena bella; Cardita muricata; Asaphis; Ventricoloria toreuma; V. embrithes; Lioconcha fastigiata; Turbo petholatus; Angaria delphinus.
DA3/99/41
Norbill Bay, Rosemary I, off Georgeff Reefs. 5pm - only Clay & Barry & Jason.
Argonauta hians; Gari sp - clouded G. rasilis
DA3/99/42
Georgeff Reef, Norbill Bay, Rosemary I., 5pm, -short(~1hour) shore station.
Haliotis squamata; Tectus pyramis; Trochus hauleyanus; Euchelus atratus; Clanculus sp dark; Stomatella; Turbo porphyria; T. petholatus; Astraea stellare; Siphonaria 2 spp?; Barbatia sp. white; Gylcymeris [?] fine ribs; Pinna bicolor; ? Atrina sp (scaled juv.); Pinctada ? albina; Malleus juv (long slender striped); Septifer; Lithophaga large brown; L. ? teres (juv); Botula; Isognomon isognomon; Chlamys madreporarum; Chl. lentiginosa; Spondylus sp. v many fine ribs cream/orange; Plicatula; Saccostrea sp ? S. commercialis; S. cuccullata; Ostrea sp. -small white; Lima lima; L. ?basilanica; Pseudochama; Chama 2 spp.; ?lucinid; Cardita muricata; Trapezium; Fragum erugatum D; Acrosterigma deep, c flat-top ribs; A. reeveanum; Fulvia aperta; Fulvia sp. (L&W); Tridacna maxima; T. squamosa; Solen; Gari rasilis (clouded); G. maculosa (broken rays); Asaphis; Tellin small; Tapes sericius; Sunetta 2 spp.; Ruditapes; Ventricoloria toreuma; Dosinia 2 spp.; Lioconcha fastigiata; Petricolid ?; Thracia; Gastrochaenid small in rock.
29-VIII-99
DA3/99/41 (repeat)
Norbill Bay. Rosemary I, off Georgeff Reefs in at 8.00am, 4m. ~bare ands - fish &/or octopus holes - +bivalves predated - by naticids as well.
Transect: Monilea +; Euchelus atratus; Turbo sp.; Trisides semitorta; Chlamys dringi; Plicatula c spots; Dendostrea; Pinna bicolor +; Lima ?basilanica; ungulinid; Fulvia aperta; Fragum erugatum ++++ D; Lunulicardia +; Nemocardium biradiatium; Mactrid - small, long, spotted; Tellin - small, obl. ribs, pink rays; Tellina staurella; vv small pink ? tellin; Gari rasilis; G. sp - small, long, rayed; Semele ± oblique; Paphia; Dosinia ++++ - vv fine ribs; D sp. - coarser ribs, pink umbo; Tapes small robust +++; Tapes sericeus; ?Gafrarium or Circe; ?Veremolpa (Chionine). Non-transect: Cantharidus; Glycymeris dampierense; Chlamys finebris (orange); Electroma zebra (hydroids); Chama -round,white,prickles; Pseudochama; Fulvia sp (L&W); lithophagids - pale med; [lithophagids] - brown small; Ostrea sp small white; Lima fragilis - v small + red tentacles; Tellin - pink c red rays; T. sp. white deep smooth; Semele - small, pink rays; Gari - long -rayed; ?Azorinus; Lioconcha fastigiata; vvv small ? venerid; petricolid in rock; Dentalium smooth c long slit.
DA3/99/43
Sailfish Reef. NW of Rosemary I. (in at 11.50, 11.8m) flat rock pavement with v few bombies. Transect: Angaria fine ribs; Isognomon isognomon +; Septifer; Dendostrea ++; Limatula ? siligo; Chama white [simple sketch] ++, mantle cream yellow & dark brown, purple + white rim; Ventricoloria toreuma; petricolid +. Non-transect: Tectus pyramis (turquoise blue); Turbo ?brunneus; T. petholatus; Pinna deltades (not collected); Pinctada ?albina (not collected); Hyotissa hyotis; H. op.; Spondylus dark red c few white ribs & nodules; purple rim; Chama ?; Pseudochama (purple interior); Beguina; Tridacna maxima; Asaphis coutraria; Dosinia - rough, c spots in rays; Gastrochaena large.
DA3/99/44
S of SW corner of Rosemary I.
Transect: Diodora ? singaporensis (juv); Tectus pyramis ++++; Trochus maculatus ++; Arca ++++; Barbatia sp white ++; B. amygdalumtostum ++; Pinctada maxima +++; Malleus (dark) +; Isognomon isognomon ++++; I. sp. (white) ++; Lithophaga - large brown; L. sp. small fawn; Botula; Septifer ++++; Chlamys lentiginosa ++; Spondylus - black spots, long white flat spines, brown/white rim; S. sp. red c many sharp spines, red & wh. rim; Plicatula black/wh. many ribs ++++; Chlamys lividus; C. finebris (orange); Hyotissa hyotis ++++; H. sp ++++; Dendostrea +; Chama white ++++; Pseudochama purplish ++; Beguina ++++; Acrosterigma angulata ++++ (obl. deep large ? ribs); Tellina staurella ++; Leptomya psittaeus; Jouannetia +; Tapes grey lemon, white umbo; Tapes - brown broken rays, strong P sculpture, pink umbo; Tapes - brown broken rays, purple near & at beak, beak pink; Dosinia - rough close lamellae; brown lunule (broken brown rays); Lioconcha fastigiata; Ventricoloria toreuma ++++; V. embrithes; Periglypta - strong lamellae. Non-transect: Fissurellid - P slit; Haliotis squamata; Claniculus tall; Turbo agyrostoma; Astraea stellare; Astraea - pileola? (flanged); Arca avellana; Glycymeris damperensi; ?Musculus large from rock; ?Pinctada; Pinna deltodes; Chlamys radula; C. sp. - wide ribs; C. lividus; Limaria ?basilanica; Ungulinid; Acrosterigma wilsoni; A. sp. small close ribs; Nemocardium; Gari rasilis; G. maculosa; Dosinia; Periglypta white (juv. stage c broken brown rays); (61 spp.)
30-VIII-99
DA3/99/45
S point, Rosemary I, (Tish Reef); shore station, -5.30am.
Scutus (small); Fissurellid ? pauli; [Fissurellid] emarginulinae - flat; Haliotis squamosa; H. varia; Stomatella; Gibbula small red&cream; Calliostoma - tall; Cantharidus - tell; Trochus hanleyanus; Tectus pyramis; Clanculus -dark; Chama - high intertidal sp.; Pseudochama; Cardita muricata; C. marmorea or preissi; Acrosterigma reeveanum; A. dupucheuse; A. angulata; Fragum erugatum; Hemidonax; Donax; Trapezium; Tridacna maxima; Brechites Dx2 - short (?eroded)
DA3/99/46
NW side Kendrew, In at 12.00; 5.8m.
Transect: Tectus pyramis +; Turbo argyrostoma ++++; Barbatia amygdalumtostum; Arca "avellona type" stunted; Septifer +; Glycymeris auriflua; Isognomon white +++; Dendostrea; Hyotissa sp. ++++; Chlamys dringi; Spondylus - black spots, many; Chama white ++++; C. ?pacifica ? +; Tridacna maxima; Ventricoloria toreuma +++. Non-transect: Trochus maculatus; T. histrio; Astraea stellare; Angaria - large nodules, cream c black conc. riblets, upper spire spink, umbilicus pink; Barbatia - white - not usual species; arcoid - very fragile, inflated, beak near A. end, vv finely concellate; Chlamys spectabilis; Spondylus - orange red c orange rim, many fine ribs; Spondylus - black/purple rim complex, fewer ribs c spines; Spondylus - rim purple distal, brown proximal, bl/wh. juvenile stages, purple c white ribs & spines; Isognomon - white - large & pearls; Chama - purple c purple rim - complete; Ventricoloria embrithes.
DA3/99/47
SE side of Kendrew I. in at 3.18pm, 4.8m.
Transect: Haliotis squamata; Tectus pyramis ++++; Chloridiloma zeus +; Euchelus (red); Turbo brunneus +; Astrae stellare +; Phasianella ++++; Angaria delphinus; Calliostoma +; Arcopsis; Barbatia white; Glycymeris; Modiolus +++; Septifer; Pinctada maxima +; P. margaritifera; Chlamys ? dringi (juv.); C. sp. red/fawn; Pinna deltodes ++; Spondylus red rim; [Spondylus] red->cream exteriorly; S. sp. orange & purple rim; Ctena ++++; Chama white +++; Chama white->purple rim; Chama white->orangerim; Pseudochama +; Cardita muricata; Acrosterigma -v fine ribs; Acro sp.; Trapezium +; Tridacna maxima ++; Ventricoloria toreuma +; V. embrithesl Tapes grey +. Non-transect: Minolia; Cantharidus tall; Calliostoma -tall; Gibbula -cream/black; Stomatella; Turbo petholatus; Barbatia amygdalumtostum; Pinctada ?maculata; Chlamys lentiginosa; C. finebris; Plicatula; Ostrea -small white; ? Malleus v juv.; Cardita marmorea; Beguina; Acrosterigma wilsoni; A. reeveanum; Nemocardium; A. sp. fine; Mactra; Lularia; Gari rasilis; G. maculosa; Periglypta; 2? venerids?; Petricolids; sps. 61.
31-VIII-99
DA3/99/48
Goodwyn I. S(?) side - intertidal reef - 6.30am. wide platform - shallow pools - more rocks to E; paradise for green & red algae.
Haliotis squamosa; H. sp. ? (juvenile); Gibbula red or black & cream; Cantharidus (many); Chlorodiloma zeus; Stomatella; Astele - slippery perip - on rock; Turbo petholatus; T. foliosa; T. bruneus?; Astralium stellare; A. rotularia; A. pileola; Liotia juv.; Phasianella; Angaria; Patellids; Acmeids - upper intertidal; [Acmeids] - mid intertidal - larger; Barbatia plicata; Pinna deltodes; Isognomon -white; Septifer; Stavelia; Modilus; Lithophaga [?] rock & dead coral, L. sp brown - med & small - live catch; Pinctada sp?; Chlamys lentiginosa -small; Spondylus - extr. prickly; S. sp. -purple rim; Plicatula; Oysters (check!); Ctena; Chama white & purple; Pseudochama; Beguina; Cardita; Stavelia juv.; Tridacna maxima -many; Acrosterigma reeveanum; Trapezium; Mactra; Semele; Iris; Periglyptus toreuma; Gastrochaenid -dead coral; Octopus rosette; 45 sp.?
DA3/99/49
S side of Goodwyn I. In at 10.45, 4.1m.
Transect: Tectus pyramis ++++; Trochus maculatus ++++; Clanculus (tall); Barbatia amygdalumtostum +++; B. plicata; Arca ++++; Isognomon isognomon ++++; Malleus regula; Pinctada maxima; Modiolus; Septifer ++++; Puma deltodes; ?Alectryonella plicatula ?kept; Dendostrea +++; Hyotissa sp. ++++; H. hyotis ++++; Ostrea tuberculata ++++; Chlamys radula; C. sp. vv fine ribs +; Spondylus orange rim +; S. sp. v. prickly; Plicatula ++; Ctenoides +; Chama wh. ++++; Pseudochama +; Beguina ++++; Acrosterigma angulata; A. reeveanum; Leptomya psittacis; Gari rasilis ++++; Dosinia (coars); Ventricoloria embrithes; Tapes grey ++++; Gastrochaenid. Non-Transect: Limid; Isognomon -white large; Anomia; Lucinid - small, globular, heavy; Acrosterigma wilsoni?; tellin (small) red & pink rays; Gari maculosa; G. sp.; Dosinia -fine ribs.
DA3/99/50
Bare Rock - E side. In at 1.55, 16.0,.
Transect: Astraea stellare; Barbartia wh- deep; Arca +; Arcid - v small; Dendostrea; Hyotissa hyotis ++++; H. sp. ++++; "oyster" in coral +; Chlamys spectabilis; Plicatula; Isognomon ?isognomon; Spondylus -red brown c wh. ribs; [Spondylus] -spines, red orange rims; Septifer ++; Ctena; Chama ++; Gari maculosa; G. rasilis; Periglypta - noduled conc. ribs; Ventricoloria toreuma ++++. Non-transect: Spondylus- spines flat, some white, some orange brown; Isognomon wh. small strong (stunted?); Periglypta -wh. noduled lamellae. 22 sp. (Climb to outcrops on hilltops - Rhagada, ashore from #5).
1-IX-99
DA3/99/51
Enderby I, W side of large bay on N side of island. shore station - in at 7.30am - off narrow mangal - silty sand & rock - some shallow pools & rocks.
Scutus - black; Fissurellid - ?paulii; Haliotis squamosa +; Stomatella; Trochus hanleyanus ++++; Tectus fenestratus +++; Euchelus atratus (orange); ?Euchelus - wide mouth +; Astraea stellare +; A. rotularia; A. pileola; Turbo foliaceus ++++; T. brunneus ++; T. porphyrites; Phasianella ++; Angaria +; Octopus rosette +; Arcopsis tenella or afra + (small); Septifer; Lithphaga medium size, brown, slender!; Brachiodontes (oysters); Malleus regular; Pinna deltodes; Pinna bicolor; Pinctada sp? maxima; Isognomon isognomon; I. sp. white large; Saccostrea cuccullata; S. sp. ? S. commercialis; Oysters - small white; Chlamys lentiginosa; Plicatula -flat; Ctena; Ungulinid; Chama -circular; Pseudochama; Cardita marmorea; Leptons - small (group) - larger; Fragum erugatum; Acrosterigma dupuchense; A. reeveanum; Tridacna maxima; Mactrid white ++++; Tellina virgata; T. staurella ++++; T. sp. small; Tapes - grey brown c yellowish beaks, strong bands; ?Gafrarium or Circe; Brechites +++. Mangal: Fragum unedo; Garfrarium or Circe; Tellina ? staurella (large!); Dentalium; Hapalochlaena ex. N. lunulata; 53. sp. Clay Jason & Barry dived out near Bare Rock on sunken oil rig or similar (30m).
DA3/99/52
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