Terry and David on this excursion consisting of 2 x 90 min dives in water depths of 12 m to 16 m. 20 m viz, 26 C water temp and surge.
It had been some time since Mischief was taken out due to a number of circumstances but with the conditions improving we had no excuse. Everything worked and worked first time. Conditions were almost perfect weather wise except for the surge which seemed much worse on the bottom and very tiresome to work in for an extended period. This contributed to the lower than expected species count but the consolation was finding two species, a Gymnodoris and a Sclerodoris, new to our count although the taking of close-ups of these proved difficult.
Number of species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Berthellina citrina 2/-
* Chromodoris elisabethina 2/1
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/-
Chromodoris lochi 2/-
Chromodoris strigata 1/-
Chromodoris willani -/1
Discodoris sp. 4 1/- (New species)
Doriprismatica atromarginata -/1
Favorinus japonicus 1/-
Goniobranchus tinctorius 1/-
* Gymnodoris sp. 7 -/3 (New species)
Hypselodoris bullockii -/1
Hypselodoris zephyra -/1
Phyllidia exquisita 1/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/-
Thuridilla livida 1/-
Thuridilla neona -/1
Thuridilla splendens -/1
Trinchesia ornata 1/-
Trinchesia sp. 9 -/1
Thuridilla splendens
Chromodoris elisabethina
Phyllidia exquisita
Hypselodoris zephyra
Substrate
Surface conditions - little wind for sails
Chromodoris kuiteri
Thuridilla livida
Chromodoris strigata
Goniobranchus tinctorius
Chromodoris lochi
A pair of Berthellina citrina - space between
all the feather and brittle stars
is at a premium
Chromodoris willani - white speckles
to rhinophores and gills
Gymnodoris sp. 7
Gymnodoris sp. 7 - gills in an arc
Thuridilla neona
Trinchesia sp. 9
Trinchesia sp. 9
Trinchesia ornata
Favorinus japonicus
Discodoris sp. 4
Discodoris sp. 4
Discodoris sp. 4 - rhinophore close-up
Discodoris sp. 4 - view of foot and
of mantle ventral side
Discodoris sp. 4 - anterior
Discodoris sp. 4 - gills
