Julie, Terry and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 135 minute dive in water depth of 6 m. 6 m viz, 20 C water temp.
It was a perfect winters day, light winds blowing and nice dive water.
The large numbers of Flabellina angelvaldesi are still proof the food source is still abundant. Trinchesia sp. 24 was a treat to find and the largest Hypselodoris obscura to date at about 100 mm.
Number of each species sighted after the name.
* Species with highest specimen count
Bulbaeolidia alba 1
Cratena simba 1
Dermatobranchus oculus 1
Facelina bourailli 1
* Flabellina angelvaldesi 135
Flabellina rubrolineata 1
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus 1
Goniobranchus daphne 3
Goniobranchus reticulatus 1
Goniodoridella savignyi 2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 9
Hypselodoris obscura 4 (100mm!)
Jorunna sp. 1 2
Phidiana bourailli 1
Pleurobranchus weberi 1 (150mm!)
Pteraeolidia semperi 12+
Trinchesia sibogae 3
Trinchesia sp. 23 5
Trinchesia sp. 24 1
Trinchesia sp. 37 1 (new species)
Surface conditions - purrrfect!
Trinchesia sp. 23
Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Flabellina angelvaldesi - orange
Goniobranchus daphne
Substrate
Flabellina angelvaldesi - white
Flabellina angelvaldesi - red
Flabellina angelvaldesi - orange
Flabellina rubrolineata
Trinchesia sibogae
Trinchesia sp. 23
Hypselodoris obscura
Pleurobranchus weberi
Pleurobranchus weberi - close-up of rhinophores
Pleurobranchus weberi - close-up of mantle markings
Jorunna sp. 1
Jorunna sp. 1
Trinchesia sp. 24
Pteraeolidia semperi
Hypselodoris obscura - 100mm!
