Gary and Elliot on this single shore entry dive, of 163 minutes. Maximum depth 6.3 m, 26 C water temperature.
We entered the water to a ripping current, but on we went searching for Nudibranchs. I think the current was about 2 knots or more. The highlihgt was finding a juvenile Atagema spongiosa.
Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atagema spongiosa -1 (35 mm)
Flabellina angelvaldesi -1
Flabellina rubrolineata -1
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -20
Hypselodoris obscura -9
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
The site
Flabellina rubrolineata
Hypselodoris obscura
The substrate
A pair of Goniodoridella sp. 1
Atagema spongiosa
Atagema spongiosa
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
Goniobranchus daphne
Flabellina angelvaldesi
Surface conditions
Yours truely
Goniodoridella savignyi
Pteraeolidia semperi
Hypselodoris obscura
Gills of Atagema spongiosa
Rhinophore of Atagema spongiosa
Atagema spongiosa
Ventral side of Atagema spongiosa