Julie, Terry, Gary and David on this single shore entry dive of 135 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 23 C water temp and 4 m viz.
Beautiful conditions greeted us when we arrived at the King's Beach boat ramp for a dive. The swell created some surge but the long period gave intermittent relief. Some of the Asparagopsis seaweed had been dislodged from the substrate but fortunately it had only congregated in certain areas and we did not have to continually deal with it. A reasonable list of sea slug species was compiled with the Stiliger aureomarginatus presenting in large numbers. Placida cremoniana a species we seldom sight was also found.
We now conduct our searching with trepidation as heptadecaphobia is forming in our minds.
Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.
Cratena simba -2
Cyerce sp. 1 -3
Dendrodoris fumata -1
Doriprismatica atromarginata -3
Flabellina bicolor -1
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus splendidus -2
Gymnodoris okinawae -6
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Hypselodoris zephyra -1
Placida cremoniana -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
* Stiliger aureomarginatus -17
Tayuva lilacina -1
Tritoniopsis alba -1
Gymnodoris okinawae
Goniobranchus geometricus
Stiliger aureomarginatus
Placida cremoniana
Flabellina bicolor
Goniobranchus decorus
Goniobranchus splendidus
Tritoniopsis alba
Surface conditions
Cratena simba
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris zephyra
Searching the substrate
Cyerce sp. 1 - excellent camouflage
Dendrodoris fumata
Tayuva lilacina
Doriprismatica atromarginata
