Terry and David on this 167 minute morning dive in water depths to 5m. Variable viz to 3m & 26C water temp.
We entered the water close to the end of the run out to low tide. The viz was only about half a metre but we managed to stay in touch with each other using our dive lights until the tide turned and the viz improved. We probably only covered about 50m towards the mouth of the river from the last set of stairs in the park proper. The dive revealed one species new to our list (Goniodoridella sp. 3), a find new for The Team (Myja longicornis), plus a few new ones recorded for this site. Pteraeolidia ianthina dominated the finds and were especially numerous in the deeper sections.
Species note: With regard to Myja longicornis, this is a new find for The Team. A much clearer image showing the salient features of the species can now head that page on the website.
* Species with highest specimen count
Bulbaeolidia alba 8
Elysia asbecki 1
Facelina sp. 3 1
Goniobranchus daphne 7
Goniodoridella savignyi 3
Goniodoridella sp. 1 5
Goniodoridella sp. 3 1 (our 568th species)
Hypselodoris obscura 5
Myja longicornis 1 (a new find for the team)
Phidiana bourailli 1
* Pteraeolidia ianthina 31
Trinchesia yamasui 1
Unidentia angelvaldesi 14
Unidentia angelvaldesi
Bulbaeolidia alba
Myja longicornis on its hydroid food
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Facelina sp. 3
Goniobranchus daphne
Trinchesia yamasui
Pteraeolidia ianthina - mating
Hypselodoris obscura - mating
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniodoridella sp. 3 (our 568th species)
Goniodoridella sp. 3 - under the microscope
Phidiana bourailli
Phidiana bourailli - under the microscope
Phidiana bourailli - under the microscope
Facelina sp. 3 - under the microscope
Elysia asbecki - under the microscope
Myja longicornis
Myja longicornis - under the microscope
