A single shore morning dive by Gary, Chris and Gail of 181 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 24 C water temperature and up to 4 m viz.
The river agains beckens and yet again and I surrender. Gail and Chris join me and we drift up to the trees and acsend. The Aeolids were fantastic! The Bubble Shells were out in force. The sand had many hidden secrets including 2 Godiva sp. 3 which are new to our Species List. The golden hydroid with its homebody Tenellia sibogae made me smile.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -5
Cratena lineata -2
Cratena simba -1
Doto sp. 6 -8
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina rubrolineata -13
Godiva sp. 3 -2 NEW SPECIES
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -4
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -33
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Gymnodoris amakusana -8
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -1
Haminoea sp. shell -1
Jorunna sp. 6 -2
Mnestia sp. 1 -3
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Retusa sp. 5 one shell -3
Phyllodesmium opalescens -4
Tenellia sibogae -1-
Godiva sp. 2 -2 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sp. 24 -11
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -14
Unidentia sp. 2 -2
Entry
Going adrift
Atys semistriatus shell
Doto sp. 6 pair
Pteraeolidia semperi
Doto sp. 6 slime
Retusa sp. 5 shell
Atys semistriatus shell
Tenellia sp. 24
Goniodoridella sp. 5
Godiva sp. 3 NEW SPECIES
Godiva sp. 3 NEW SPECIES
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Gail shoots
Mnestia sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 slime
Haminoea sp. shell
Gymnodoris amakusana
Flabellina rubrolineata
Facelina sp. 11
Retusa sp. 5
Gymnodoris amakusana
Jorunna sp. 6
Tenellia sp. 24
The sand was working well
Goniodoridella savignyi
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Cratena simba
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Thuridilla carlsoni
Substrate
Goniobranchus daphne
Flabellina rubrolineata
Gymnodoris sp. 20
Fish Cage
Tenellia sibogae
Cratena lineata
Tenellia sibogae injured
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 2
Phyllodesmium opalescens slime of 3
