Julie, Terry and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 85 minute and 1 x 76 minute dives in water depths to 16 m. 10-20 m viz, 20 C water temp and some intermittent slight surge.
Diving this site again was a treat with good viz and some interesting Nudibranchs. A single Aeolid species was found, a pale Phylodesmium magnum.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires gardineri 1/-
Ardeadoris sp. 2 2/1
Cadlinella ornatissima 1/-
Chromodoris elisabethina 3/1
* Chromodoris kuiteri 6/4
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 1/-
Dermatobranchus ornatus 1/1
Dermatobranchus rodmani -/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 3/2
Goniobranchus splendidus 3/3
Goniodoridella savignyi 1/-
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2/1
Hypselodoris obscura 1/1
Phyllidia exquisita 1/-
Phyllidia varicosa -/1
Phyllidia ocellata -/1
Phyllidiella lizae 2/-
Phyllidiella pustulosa 4/4
Phyllodesmium magnum 1/-
Pteraeolidia semperi -/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 2/2
Terry and Julie ready to go!
Surface conditions
Substrate
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Chromodoris elisabethina
Chromodoris elisabethina
Hypselodoris obscura
Cadlinella ornatissima
Aegires gardineri
Aegires gardineri gills
Phyllodesmium magnum
Goniodoridella savignyi
Ardeadoris sp. 2
Goniobranchus splendidus
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Phyllidia exquisita
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Phyllidia ocellata
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris kuiteri
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Doriprismatica atromarginata
