Julie, Terry, and David on this single shore entry dive of 99 minutes in depths to 6.5m. 6m viz, 23C water temp and very little current due to the small high tide.
We may have found a new species of Gymnodoris for our list but will have to sort through the mess these are in taxonomically. We believe there are a number of cryptic species in amongst those lumped under the Gymnodoris alba name. The other point of interest is that one of the Pleurobranchus weberi specimens was orange/red rather than the standard port-wine colour we have been seeing here.
Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Analogium amakusanum 3
Bulbaeolidia alba 1
Cratena simba 1
Elysia cf. furvacauda 1
Goniobranchus daphne 1
Goniodoridella savignyi 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 9
Gymnodoris sp. ? 1 (possible new species)
Hypselodoris obscura 3
Phidiana bourailli 1
Pleurobranchus weberi 3
* Pteraeolidia ianthina 21
Trinchesia sp. 23 2
Trinchesia sibogae 4
Gymnodoris sp. ? (possible new species)
Under the microscope
Phidiana bourailli
Phidiana bourailli
Elysia cf. furvacauda
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Hypselodoris obscura
Trinchesia sp. 23
Cratena simba
Pteraeolidia ianthina
A pair of Pleurobranchus weberi
resting in a crevice
Bulbaeolidia alba
Trinchesia sibogae
Analogium amakusanum
Pleurobranchus weberi
