Julie, Gary and Terry on this excursion consisting of 1 x 98 minute and 1 x 87 minute dive in water to 16.5 m deep, 10 m viz, 26 C water temp and some surge.
We anchored approximately 20 m to the north of our mark for this site and the area from the anchor to the mark consisted of scattered rocks, sponges and some areas of soft coral. The areas closer to the mark were thickly covered in soft, leathery corals. On the second dive we ventured to the west of the anchor, north-west of our mark, and were pleased to find our latest new critter, Doto racemosa.
Number of species sighted 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count.
Berthella martensi 1/1
Bornella anguilla 1/1
Chelidonura inornata 5/4
Chromodoris kuiteri 2/2
*Dermatobranchus oculus 11/6
Dermatobranchus ornatus 10/6
Doriprismatica atromarginata 5/1
Doto racemosa -/2 New species 660!
Flabellina bicolor 1/-
Flabellina rubrolineata 1/1
Goniobranchus daphne -/1
Goniobranchus splendidus 3/1
Goniodoridella savignyi -/1
Hexabranchus sanguineus -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 3/-
Hypselodoris obscura 1/1
Phyllidia ocellata 3/1
Phyllidia varicosa -/1
Phyllidiella lizae 2/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/3
Phyllidiopsis burni 1/-
Phyllodesmium sp. 2 1/1
Pteraeolidia semperi 4/3
Sagaminopteron ornatum 1/-
Stiliger aureomarginatus -/1
Tenellia sp. 6 1/-
Thuridilla carlsoni 1/-
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Tenellia sp 6
Goniodoridella savignyi
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Goniobranchus splendidus
Substrate
Chelidonura inornata
Phyllidia ocellata - mating
Doto racemosa - new species for us
Hypselodoris obscura
Surface conditions
Dermatobranchus oculus
Stiliger aureomarginatus
Doto racemosa
Hexabranchus sanguineus - juvenile
Phyllidia varicosa
