Julie, Terry, Gary and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 98 minute and 1 x 83 minute dives in water depths from 12 m to 15.5 m. 5 m viz , 23 C water temp and a little surge.
We headed to the Outer Gneerings at first in perfect conditions only to find a 2 to 3 knot current surging through the site when we dropped anchor. Although the water was an inviting deep blue colour fighting currents is not our preferred way to dive so we headed in to Old Woman Island where the vis was much reduced but the slugs nevertheless did not disappoint. In particular the Hypselodoris sp. 4 was a rare find as was the Tritoniopsis elegans with the blue colouration to the gill tips.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Ardeadoris sp. 2 0/1
Bornella anguilla 1/1
Carminodoris nodulosa 1/0
Chromodoris striatella 0/1
Dermatobranchus oculus 2/0
Dermatobranchus rodmani 0/1
Dermatobranchus sp. 8 3/3
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 12/5
Elysia maoria 0/4
Flabellina rubrolineata 1/0
Glossodoris vespa 1/0
Goniobranchus albonares 1/0
Goniobranchus daphne 0/4
Goniobranchus splendidus 10/2
Goniobranchus verrieri 1/0
Goniodoridella savignyi 3/0
Hypselodoris jacksoni 4/2
Hypselodoris maritima 1/-
Hypselodoris sagamiensis 3/1
Hypselodoris sp. 4 1/-
Jorunna sp. 3 0/2
Oxynoe viridis 1/-
Philinopsis falciphallus 1/0
Phyllidia coelestis 1/0
Phyllidia exquisita 1/0
Phyllidia ocellata 3/1
Phyllidiella lizae 1/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/1
Phyllodesmium magnum 0/1
Pteraeolidia semperi -/1
Roboastra luteolineata 2/0
Sagaminopteron ornatum 2/0
Tambja limaciformis 1/0
Tambja victoriae 1/2
Thuridilla carlsoni 1/0
Thuridilla splendens 7/3
Tornatina sp. 1 1/0
Tritoniopsis elegans 0/1
Verconia laboutei 1/-
Verconia norba -/1
Phyllidia exquisita
Goniobranchus splendidus
Hypselodoris sagamiensis
Goniodoridella savignyi
Flabellina rubrolineata
Thuridilla carlsoni
Philinopsis falciphallus
Tambja limaciformis
Hypselodoris sp. 4
Tambja victoriae
Elysia maoria
Goniobranchus albonares
Phyllidia ocellata
Thuridilla splendens
Tritoniopsis elegans - with blue gill tips
Verconia laboutei
Verconia norba
Bornella anguilla
Oxynoe viridis
Jorunna sp. 3
Phyllodesmium magnum
Surface conditions at the site
Following the dive reel line
Substrate
Phyllidiella lizae
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Phyllidia coelestis
Glossodoris vespa
Carminodoris nodulosa
Roboastra luteolineata
Dermatobranchus oculus
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Goniobranchus verrieri
Tornatina sp. 1
Chromodoris striatella
Dermatobranchus sp. 8
Goniobranchus daphne
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Ardeadoris sp. 2
