Gary and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 78 minute and 1 x 71 minute dives in water depths from 15 m to 19 m. 12 m viz, 25 C water temp and some occasional surge.
After three months of either maintenance, bad weather or other engagements the planets all finally aligned and the good ship More Mischief left harbour taking us out to the Gneering Shoals for a couple of dives. Conditions were nigh on perfect, almost calm seas, only a slight swell, no current and blue water giving us good visibility. Whilst the species count may not up with the last time we were out on Clown Reef, quite a number of rarely sighted sea slugs were found including: Atagema spongiosa, Diversidoris crocea, Diversidoris flava, Halgerda tessellata, Hypselodoris godeffroyana and Phyllidiopsis xishaensis.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Atagema spongiosa 1/-
* Chromodoris elisabethina 4/2
Chromodoris kuiteri 2/3
Dermatobranchus rodmani 2/2
Diversidoris crocea -/2
Diversidoris flava 1/-
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 4/2
Facelina bourailli 2/-
Facelina sp. 3 -/1
Flabellina sp. 1 1/-
Halgerda tessellata -/1
Hypselodoris godeffroyana -/1
Hypselodoris maculosa 2/-
Hypselodoris whitei 1/-
Phyllidia exquisita 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 1/-
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/1
Phyllidiopsis xishaensis 1/-
Phyllodesmium macphersonae 2/-
Tenellia sp. 33 1/-
Thorunna daniellae 1/-
Thuridilla carlsoni -/1
Thuridilla splendens 2/1
Substrate - rocky reef covered in growth
Lots of hard & soft coral cover
Chromodoris elisabethina
Tenellia sp. 33
Phyllodesmium macphersonae - a pair
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Hypselodoris maculosa
Phyllidiella lizae
Hypselodoris whitei
Facelina bourailli
Halgerda tessellata
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Facelina sp. 3
Chromodoris kuiteri
Surface conditions
Thuridilla splendens
Diversidoris flava
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Phyllidia exquisita
Atagema spongiosa
Phyllidiopsis xishaensis
Thuridilla carlsoni
Diversidoris crocea
Hypselodoris godeffroyana
