Terry, Gary & David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 79 minute and 1 x 83 minute dives in water depths from 13.5 m to 16.5 m. 15 m viz, 24 C water temp and some surge.
Nudi Plateau is a new site for us consisting of a large plateau with shallow fissures and depressions, a low wall where it drops into the sand and areas of individual and jumbled boulders off to one side. On our way to Nudi Ledge we peeled off looking for varying depths on the sounder and this spot looked promising and so it was. As well as a high species count we added yet another new one to our list - Trinchesia sp. 36 - with beautiful lemon-yellow bands on the cerata.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Ardeadoris angustolutea -/1
Ardeadoris rubroannulata -/3
Ardeadoris sp. 2 1/3
Berthella martensi 3/-
Bornella anguilla 3/1
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/2
Cadlinella ornatissma -/1
Chelidonura inornata 1/-
Chromodoris annae 1/-
Chromodoris sp. 1 1/-
Colpodaspis thompsoni -/1
Cratena lineata 1/-
Cratena simba 3/1
Dermatobranchus oculus 1/-
Dermatobranchus ornatus 2/9
Dermatobranchus rodmani -/1
Diversidoris flava -/1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 19/9
Flabellina bicolor -/1
Glossodoris vespa 1/1
Goniobranchus albopunctatus 1/-
Goniobranchus coi 1/-
Goniobranchus collingwoodi 1/-
Goniobranchus geometricus 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 1/1
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/2
Hypselodoris jacksoni 7/2
Hypselodoris obscura 1/-
Pleurolidia juliae 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata 3/1
Phyllidia picta 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 2/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 3/2
Pteraeolidia semperi 1/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 1/2
Tambja morosa 1/-
Thorunna sp. 4 -/1
Thuridilla carlsoni 1/-
Trinchesia sp. 33 -/1
Trinchesia sp. 36 -/1 New Species
Tritoniopsis alba -/2
Verconia norba -/1
Verconia simplex -/1
Pleurolidia juliae
Cratena simba
Glossodoris vespa
Chelidonura inornata
Chromodoris annae
Goniobranchus albopunctatus
Goniobranchus albopunctatus - showing fish bite
on left posterior side
Tritoniopsis alba
Thorunna sp. 4
Ardeadoris rubroannulata
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Pteraeolidia semperi
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Substrate - showing small drop-off at plateau edge
Substrate - showing fissures in plateau top
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Tambja morosa
Bornella anguilla
Chromodoris sp. 1
Phyllidiella lizae
Ardeadoris angustolutea
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Bulbaeolidia alba
Goniobranchus coi
Goniobranchus geometricus
Trinchesia sp. 33
Goniobranchus splendidus
Ardeadoris sp. 2
Diversidoris flava
Verconia norba
Verconia simplex
Trinchesia sp. 36 - New Species
Cadlinella ornatissma
Surface conditions
Berthella martensi
Thuridilla carlsoni
Hexabranchus sanguineus - juvenile
Hexabranchus sanguineus - adult
Flabellina bicolor
Cratena lineata
Colpodaspis thompsoni
Trinchesia sp. 36 - New Species
Trinchesia sp. 36 - New Species
