A NEW RECORD for recorded species in the river.
A single shore entry dive by Gary and Brenton of 176 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 22 C water temperature and up to 7 m viz.
We decided to drift up river to the first bench and descended. It appeared that there were nudibranchs everywhere. On this dive we broke the record for recorded species in the river at 40 (as far as I know). Another new species was recorded, similar but different. Doto sp. 6 were in large colonies at the base of their hydroid food source. Goniodoridella savignyi were the most common today. And of course seeing 2 Phyllodesmium undulatum was a great sight and finding another Colpodaspis sp. 1 was also great to see
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Austrocylichna leucampyx shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Colpodaspis sp. 1 -1
Cratena lineata -13
Cratena simba -1
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Doto sp. 6 -26
Elysia sp. 11 -2
Elysia sp. 18 -2
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina bourailli -1
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Favorinus sp. 1 -1
Favorinus sp. 4 -1 NEW SPECIES
Flabellina lotos -3
Godiva sp. 3 -2
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne -8
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
* Goniodoridella savignyi -44
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -23
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -5
Hypselodoris obscura -7
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllodesmium undulatum -2
Polycera sp. 1 -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -8
Tenellia puellula -1
Tenellia sp. 17 -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 24 -3
Tenellia sp. 49 -1
Unidentia sp. 2 -1
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 5 -3
Unidentia sp. 8 -1
Entry
Substrate
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Philinopsis speciosa
Tenellia sp. 49
Doto sp. 6
Doto sp. 6
Eubranchus sp. 10
Elysia sp. 18
Polycera sp. 1
Goniobranchus daphne
Tenellia sp. 24
Facelina sp. 3
Tenellia sp. 23
Goniodoridella savignyi
Polycera sp. 1
Tenellia puellula
Facelina sp. 3
Phyllodesmium undulatum
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 2
Austrocylichna leucampyx shell
Eubranchus sp. 3
Favorinus sp. 4 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Pteraeolidia semperi
Cratena lineata
Flabellina lotos
Substrate
Favorinus sp. 1
Doto sp. 6
Thuridilla carlsoni
Godiva sp. 3
Goniobranchus albonares
Dendrodoris denisoni
Elysia sp. 11
Goniodoridella sp. 5
Bulbaeolidia alba
Colpodaspis sp. 1
Facelina bourailli
