A single shore entry dive by Julie, Terry, Gary and David of 118 minutes. Maximum depth 6.9 m, 21 C water temperature and up to 5 m viz.
The whole Team was in attendance for this River dive. A reasonable species count was compiled. Many Gymnodoris were sighted across four different species which begs the question: What sea slugs are they preying upon? Two specimens of a nudibranch only recorded once by us before, Goniodoridella sp. 5, were found. 6 aeolids, 3 Chromodorididae, 4 Gymnodorididae, 3 Goniodoididae
Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Bulbaeolidia alba -4
Cratena lineata -4
Flabellina rubrolineata -7
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -12
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 8 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -6
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Pteraeolidia semperi -6
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Entry
Lining up the ducks
Hypselodoris obscura
Pteraeolidia semperi
Goniodoridella sp. 1 - most numerous
Tenellia sibogae
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
Goniodoridella sp. 5
Goniodoridella sp. 5
Goniodoridella savignyi
Bulbaeolidia alba
Cratena lineata
Substrate - growth covered rocks on the
slope to the bottom of the channel
Substrate - in parts the tidal waters have scoured
ledges and undercuts in the soft rock
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Gymnodoris sp. 10 - the business end
of this predator upon sea slugs
Gymnodoris sp. 8
Goniodoridella sp. 5 - views
of another specimen
Goniodoridella sp. 5
A slime of Flabellina rubrolineata
Gymnodoris sp. 9
