Julie, Terry, and David on this single, shore entry dive of 148 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 27 C water temperature and 6 m viz.
Excellent visibility greeted us upon entry and with the sun high in the sky it was very bright down under. Two new species to our list were sighted - Facelina sp. 11 and Plakobranchus sp. 1. The Cyerce nigra is a species new to the river.
Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.
Cyerce nigra -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -3
Facelina sp. 11 -3 (New Species)
Flabellina angelvaldesi -10
Flabellina sp. 4 -3
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -2
* Goniobranchus daphne -21
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -4
Gymnodoris nigricolor -1
Hypselodoris obscura -2
Phyllaplysia sp. 2 -2
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Plakobranchus sp. 1 -1 (New Species)
Pteraeolidia semperi -10
Trinchesia sibogae -3
Phyllaplysia sp.2
Eubranchus sp. 10
Flabellina sp. 4
Plakobranchus sp. 1 - New species
Cyerce nigra - showing
transverse groove in foot
Hypselodoris obscura
Trinchesia sibogae
Substrate
Gymnodoris nigricolor
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
Facelina sp. 11 - New Species
Facelina sp. 11
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniobranchus daphne
Trinchesia sibogae - feeding
Cyerce nigra
Plakobranchus sp. 1