A single solo shore entry dive by Gary of 183 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 22 C water temperature and up to 5 m viz.
Mid-week diving = the best! The tidal flow was very slow so more nudibranchs can come out to play. This was a great dive and the drysuit worked a treat during the 3 hour search. One little section of subtrate about 2m by 1m produced 3 species of Costasiella species. Egg masses on a sponge produced the very cryptic Jorunna animals. Hydroid bunches also were productive. Finding Doto sp. 5 adds another species to the River species list of 272.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -2
Austrocylichna sp. shell -2
Costasiella kuroshimae -1
Costasiella sp. 1 -1
Costasiella sp. 2 -2
Cratena lineata -1
Doto sp. 5 -1 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Doto sp. 6 -6
Eubranchus sp. 10 -9
Facelina sp. 11 -3
Flabellina lotos -4
Goniobranchus daphne -1
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -14
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Jorunna sp. 6 -2
Retusa sp. 5 shell -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -2
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Morning entry
Jorunna sp. 6 with egg mass
Atys semistriatus shell
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Cratena lineata
Doto sp. 6
Substrate
Facelina sp. 11
Thuridilla carlsoni
Pteraeolidia semperi
Hypselodoris obscura
Retusa sp. 5 shell
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10 mating pair
Eubranchus sp. 10
Eubranchus sp. 10 food source
Hypselodoris obscura
Doto sp. 6 - 3 animals
Goniobranchus daphne
Costasiella sp. 2
Costasiella sp. 2
Costasiella kuroshimae
Costasiella kuroshimae
Costasiella sp. 2
Costasiella sp. 1
Costasiella sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Doto sp. 5 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Doto sp. 5 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Doto sp. 5 NEW RECORD FOR RIVER
Flabellina lotos
