Julie, Terry and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 94 minute and 1 x 80 minute dives in water depths of 8 m to 11 m. 10 m viz, 20 C water temp and surge.
Having experienced good visibility the day before we decided to try closer to shore on some shallower sections of the reef. We were again fortunate with the visibility and numbers of sea slugs sighted but had to contend with significant surge on the shallower plateau. Although the overall species count is similar more than a third were different to those of the previous day.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires citrinus 1/-
* Aplysia parvula 9/7
Ardeadoris aff. averni -/2
Bornella anguilla -/1
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/-
Chromodoris annae -/1
Chromodoris striatella 1/-
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 1/-
Dermatobranchus rodmani -/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 5/6
Flabellina sp. 1 1/-
Glossodoris vespa 2/3
Goniobranchus splendidus 3/3
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni 1/4
Hypselodoris obscura 3/2
Hypselodoris zephyra -/1
Jorunna sp. 3 1/-
Miamira sinuata 1/-
Miamira magnifica 2/-
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/2
Phyllidiella lizae 1/1
Phyllidia varicosa -/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 4/2
Tylodina corticalis -/1
Surface conditions
Substrate: 1st dive
Glossodoris vespa
Hypselodoris zephyra
Tylodina corticalis
Substrate: 2nd dive
Dermatobranchus cf. primus
Bulbaeolidia alba
Bornella anguilla
Phyllidia varicosa
Goniobranchus splendidus
Chromodoris annae
Ardeadoris aff. averni
Miamira sinuata
Hypselodoris obscura
Aegires citrinus
Miamira magnifica
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Chromodoris striatella
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Aplysia parvula
