Julie, Terry, Gary and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 100 minute and 1 x 91 minute dives in water depths from 8 m to 12 m. 15 m viz, 20 C water temp and some intermittent slight surge.
We hadn’t dived this site since January and we were very pleasantly surprised at the water clarity that greeted us. Species numbers however were down on past visits here that have given us regular counts up in the forties. Aegires villosus, Crimora edwardsi, Phyllodesmium macphersonae and Phyllidia guamensis are finds worth a special mention.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires villosus -/1
Ardeadoris sp. 2 3/1
Ceratosoma trilobatum 1/-
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/-
Crimora edwardsi 1/-
Dendrodoris fumata -/1
Dermatobranchus oculus 1/-
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1/-
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 1/-
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus -/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 13/4
Flabellina bicolor 1/-
Glossodoris vespa 4/-
Goniobranchus daphne 1/-
Goniobranchus reticulatus -/1
* Goniobranchus splendidus 11/10
Hypselodoris jacksoni 3/2
Hypselodoris obscura 1/1
Hypselodoris sagamiensis 1/-
Miamira magnifica 1/-
Phyllidia elegans -/1
Phyllidia guamensis 1/1
Phyllidia ocellata -/2
Phyllidiella lizae 1/-
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/2
Phyllodesmium macphersonae 1/-
Pleurobranchus peronii -/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 6/4
Thuridilla splendens 7/2
Goniobranchus daphne
Crimora edwardsi - white gills
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus
Pleurobranchus peronii - juvenile
Dendrodoris fumata
Goniobranchus reticulatus
Aegires villosus
Ardeadoris sp. 2
Surface conditions - looking
south east to the island
Substrate
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Ceratosoma trilobatum
Phyllidiella lizae
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Sagaminopteron ornatum - a pair
Phyllodesmium macphersonae
Chromodoris kuiteri
Goniobranchus splendidus
Phyllidia elegans
Thuridilla splendens
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Miamira magnifica
Glossodoris vespa
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Substrate
