David, Terry and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 98 minute and 1 x 89 minute dives in water depths up to 12.1 m, up to 10 m viz, 24 C water temp.
With the swell not so high we decided to go to Forskalli Park. We haven't been there in a while and it didn't disappoint. Finding 2 Phyllodesmium colemani was very nice. Lots of Halimeda but only one Elysia pusilla. Large Miamira magnifica and Goniobranchus leopardus animals were great to photograph.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires gardineri -/1
Ardeadoris angustolutea 1/-
Biuve fulvipunctata 1/-
Chromodoris sp. 5 2/-
Dermatobranchus sp. 8 2/5
Dermatobranchus oculus 1/-
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 12/4
Elysia pusilla 1/-
Glossodoris rufomarginata -/2
Glossodoris vespa -/3
Goniobranchus collingwoodi 1/-
Goniobranchus decorus -/1
Goniobranchus geometricus -/2
Goniobranchus leopardus -/1
Goniobranchus splendidus 2/2
Hexabranchus sanguineus -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 3/3
Hypselodoris maritima 1/-
Hypselodoris obscura -/1
Hypselodoris whitei 1/-
Hypselodoris zephyra 3/-
Mexichromis festiva 3/-
Miamira magnifica 1/-
Phyllidia picta -/1
Phyllidiella annulata 1/-
Phyllidiella pustulosa 4/-
Phyllidiopsis burni 1/-
Phyllodesmium colemani -/2
Sagaminopteron ornatum 2/-
Thorunna sp. 2 1/-
Thuridilla carlsoni -/1
Tritoniopsis elegans -/2
Verconia norba 5/-
Our ride
Leaving our ride
Verconia norba
Ardeadoris angustolutea
Substrate
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Verconia norba
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Phyllidiella annulata
Substrate
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Elysia pusilla
Hypselodoris maritima
Biuve fulvipunctata
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Dermatobranchus sp. 8
Dermatobranchus oculus
Miamira magnifica
Miamira magnifica
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Surface conditions
Aegires gardineri
Thuridilla carlsoni
Goniobranchus geometricus
Phyllidia picta
Glossodoris vespa
Hypselodoris jacksoni mating
Dermatobranchus sp. 8
Goniobranchus decorus
2 Phyllodesmium colemani
Phyllodesmium colemani
Goniobranchus leopardus
Glossodoris rufomarginata
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Tritoniopsis elegans
Hypselodoris zephyra
Chromodoris sp. 5
Biuve fulvipunctata
Thorunna sp. 2
Mexichromis festiva
Hypselodoris jacksoni
