Julie, Terry & David on this 126 minute dive in water depths to 6m. 4m viz, 26C water temp (no surge).
A very pleasant dive with large numbers of some species sighted as shown below. Variety of fish life was also healthy. With no significant rainfall for some time now the viz was reasonable aside from some occasional unavoidable stirring up of the fine silt. The highlight, and only realized post dive, was the finding of our 564th species Unidentia angelvaldesi and in incredible numbers. Smooth rhinophores and longer cerata are two of the visible features distinguishing it from Flabellina rubrolineata.
* Species with the highest specimen count
Atys sp. 1 (shell) 1
* Unidentia angelvaldesi 25 (New Species)
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus 1
Goniobranchus daphne 20
Goniodoridella sp. 1 4
Hypselodoris obscura 1
Phyllodesmium poindimiei 1
Pteraeolidia ianthina 14
Trinchesia cf. yamasui 1
Trinchesia yamasui 1
Entry & exit point on the south bank
Silty substrate
Fish cage - old service platform for beacon
Goniodoridella sp. 1 - dorsal view
Goniobranchus daphne - gill contracted
Unidentia angelvaldesi - one of many variations
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Lots of egg coils & cocoons sighted
Pteraeolidia ianthina - white form
lacking stores of zooxanthellae
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia angelvaldesi
Unidentia angelvaldesi
Trinchesia yamasui
Trinchesia cf. yamasui
Goniodoridella sp. 1 - side elevation
Phyllodesmium poindimiei
Goniobranchus daphne - gill expanded
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus - head on
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
