Julie, Terry, Gary and David on this single, shore entry night dive of 111 minutes. Maximum depth 6.9 m, 27 C water temperature and 3 m viz.
The species count wasn't anything to crow about but we still managed to find a new one to our list. Dermatobranchus sp. 6 is a little 10 mm orange nudibranch that exhibited unusual burrowing behaviour. It was very active and moved at a much faster pace than other species of Dermatobranchus we have observed.
Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Chelidonura fulvipunctata -1
Dendrodoris denisoni -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 6 -1 (New species)
Elysia pusilla -4
Flabellina angelvaldesi -3
Flabellina sp. 4 -2
Goniobranchus daphne -10
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -3
Hoplodoris nodulosa -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Lomanotus sp. 4 -1
Philinopsis gardineri -1
Philinopsis pilsbryi -1
* Pteraeolidia semperi -12
Bulbaeolidia alba
Hypselodoris obscura
Elysia pusilla
Goniobranchus daphne
Philinopsis gardineri
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Hoplodoris nodulosa
Dendrodoris denisoni
Flabellina sp. 4
Chelidonura fulvipunctata
Philinopsis pilsbryi
Lomanotus sp. 4
Dermatobranchus sp. 6 (New species)
Dermatobranchus sp. 6
Dermatobranchus sp. 6