04-12-2016
Elliot Peters and I on this single shore entry dive of 120 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 25 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.
Another cruisey dive finding nudibranchs following our previous path. A great dive finding 2 new species to add to our growing list Okenia sp. and Godiva sp. Goniobranchus daphne was out done by Goniobranchus decorus!
Number of each species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Godiva sp. 1 -1 New Species!
Goniobranchus albonares -1
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -2
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus decorus -15
Goniobranchus daphne -11
Goniobranchus splendidus -1
Goniobranchus verrieri -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -3
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -10
Gymnodoris amakusanum -1
Hypselodoris obscura -11
Jorunna sp. 3 -1
Okenia sp. 4 -1 New Species!
Plakobranchus sp. 1 -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -14
Trinchesia sp. 23 -4
Verconia simplex -1
Rotunda entry point
Goniodoridella savignyi
The beautiful substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Pteraeolidia semperi
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus mating
Goniobranchus decorus
Goniobranchus splendidus and Goniobranchus decorus
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Elliot working
Goniobranchus verrieri
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Trinchesia sp. 23
Goniobranchus albonares
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniobranchus decorus
Gymnodoris amakusanum
Facelina sp. 3
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Verconia simplex
Eubranchus sp. 10
Okenia sp. 4
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus verrieri
Pteraeolidia semperi
Godiva sp. 1 New Species
Godiva sp. 1 New Species
Jorunna sp. 3
Plakobranchus sp. 1
Plakobranchus sp. 1
Plakobranchus sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Okenia sp. 4 New Species
