Terry, Gary and David on this single, shore entry dive of 154 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 26 C water temperature and 3 m viz.
We entered the water at the set of stairs from La Balsa Park that are closest to the river mouth and swam into the incoming tide. This section has a substrate that is more gritty sand than the finer silt found just a short distance back upstream. Fortune smiled yet again upon us as we found two more species new to our list - Aglaja sp. 3 and Plocamopherus pecoso.
Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.
Aglaja sp. 3 -1 New species
Bulbaeolidia alba -2
Elysia pusilla -1
Flabellina angelvaldesi -6
Flabellina sp. 1 -1
Goniobranchus daphne -5
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -3
Goniodoris sp. 2 -1
Gymnodoris alba -2
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -7
Philinopsis orientalis -1
Plocamopherus pecoso -1 New species
* Pteraeolidia semperi -48
Trinchesia diversicolor -1
Trinchesia sibogae -13
Trinchesia sp. 23 -1
Surface conditions as divers complete final checks.
Hypselodoris obscura
Gymnodoris sp. 9
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Trinchesia sibogae
Goniobranchus daphne
Pteraeolidia semperi - white specimen
lacking symbiotic zooxanthellae
Philinopsis orientalis
Pteraeolidia semperi - head shot
Trinchesia diversicolor
Aglaja sp. 3 - New species - in situ
Aglaja sp. 3 - New species
Goniodoris sp. 2
Flabellina sp. 1
Trinchesia sp. 23
Gymnodoris alba
Bulbaeolidia alba
Plocamopherus pecoso - New species
