A double dive by Gary and friends of 48 and 46 minutes during Nudibranch Day at Sunreef. Maximum depth 18.8 m, 21 C water temperature and up to 15 m viz.
Nudibranch Day at Sunreef proved successful with the sighting of a live Diacavolinia longirostris while at the safety stop at 5 m. A very exciting find! The vis was very nice up what seemed to me 20 m. The Trench is a diverse site.
Species and number thereof sighted, dive 1/dive 2
* Species with highest specimen count
Abronica sp. 1 1/-
Cadlinella ornatissima 1/-
Chromodoris elisabethina 1/2
Chromodoris magnifica -/2
Diacavolinia longirostris -/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 1/1
Goniobranchus splendidus 1/1
Glossodoris rufomarginata 3/3
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni 4/2
Hypselodoris maculosa 1/-
Hypselodoris obscura 1/1
Phyllidia picta -/2
Phyllidiella annulata 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae -/1
Pleurolidia juliae 1/-
Roboastra luteolineata -/1
Tenellia sp. 33 1/-
Thorunna sp. 2 1/-
Thuridilla carlsoni 1/-
Thuridilla splendens 2/1
Almost ready to go
Surface conditions
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Cadlinella ornatissima
Thuridilla splendens with fused rhinophores
Phyllidiella annulata
Tenellia sp. 33
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Glossodoris rufomarginata pair
Glossodoris rufomarginata
Phyllidiella lizae
Chromodoris magnifica
Phyllidia picta
Chromodoris elisabethina
Substrate
Diacavolinia longirostris
Diacavolinia longirostris
Diacavolinia longirostris
Diacavolinia longirostris
Diacavolinia longirostris
Diacavolinia longirostris
Diacavolinia longirostris
Diacavolinia longirostris
Abronica sp. 1
Thorunna sp. 2
Thuridilla carlsoni
