Terry, Vanessa and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 90 minute and 1 x 88 minute dives in water depths of 14.5 m to 17.5 m. 8 m viz, 26 C water temp and no surge.
Vanessa Knutson has joined us for a week of branching in our warm waters - a welcome change to the chilly Harvard winter. We thought we were the slowest divers but Vanessa puts us to shame when it comes to looking thoroughly. Two new species added to our list through today's efforts - Flabellina sp. 2 and Phyllidiella sp. 3.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aplysia parvula 1/-
Berthella martensi 1/1
Bornella anguilla 1/3
Chelidonura electra -/1
Chelidonura inornata 1/2
Cratena simba -/1
Chromodoris kuiteri -/6
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 1/-
Dermatobranchus oculus 2/-
Dermatobranchus ornatus 6/1
Dermatobranchus rodmani 5/1
Diversidoris crocea -/1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 5/13
Flabellina exoptata -/1
Flabellina rubrolineata 1/1
Flabellina sp. 2 (New species) -/1
Goniobranchus cf. reticulatus 2/-
Goniobranchus geometricus 1/1
Goniobranchus splendidus 3/1
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -/1
Hypselodoris obscura -/1
Hypselodoris sagamiensis 1/-
Nembrotha purpureolineata -/1
Noumea cf. alboannulata 1/-
Noumea simplex -/1
Phyllidia ocellata 2/3
Phyllidia madangensis -/1
Phyllidiella lizae -/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/2
Phyllidiella sp. 3 (New species) -/1
Phyllodesmium ? 1/-
Pteraeolidia semperi 1/2
Roboastra luteolineata -/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 2/4
Thuridilla carlsoni 2/-
Trinchesia sibogae 1/-
Trinchesia sp. 3 1/-
Trinchesia sp. 21 (Only 2nd sighting of this species) -/1
Tritoniopsis alba 1/1
Chelidonura inornata
Trinchesia sibogae
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Goniobranchus cf. reticulatus
Thuridilla carlsoni
Goniobranchus geometricus
Noumea cf. alboannulata
Hypselodoris sagamiensis
Goniobranchus splendidus
Berthella martensi
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Chelidonura electra
Phyllidia ocellata
Flabellina sp. 2 (New species)
Phyllidiella sp. 3 (New species)
Trinchesia sp. 21 - Only 2nd sighting of
this species - also at this site previously
