Julie, Terry, Gary and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 77 minute and 1 x 72 minute dives in water depths from 15 m to 18 m. 17 m viz, 23 C water temp and no surge.
Wobby Rock is a site we haven’t visited for about 6 months. The last visit was a single dive only with the usual second dive passed up due to the exceptionally powerful surge we experienced (actually dislodged the anchor). Totally different conditions greeted us on this excursion with no surge at all down at 16 metres. We all had the impression that not many species were around until we tallied up what the whole team had seen. Some species such as Aegires villosus, Dendrodoris sp. 4, Hypselodoris emma, Hypselodoris godeffroyana, Marionia cyanobranchiata, Mexichromis macropus, Tenellia sp. 6 and Tenellia sp. 40 (formerly Phestilla) were good finds, not often sighted.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires villosus -/3
Ardeadoris rubroannulata 1/2
Ardeadoris sp. 2 1/-
Berthella martensi 1/-
Bornella anguilla 1/1
Chromodoris elisabethina 4/3
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/-
Chromodoris sp. 1 -/1
Cratena lineata -/2
Dendrodoris sp. 4 -/1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 4/8
Goniobranchus geometricus 1/-
Goniobranchus roboi 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 4/1
Hexabranchus sanguineus -/1
Hypselodoris emma -/1
Hypselodoris godeffroyana -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2/3
Hypselodoris maculosa -/1
Hypselodoris marítima 1/-
Hypselodoris obscura 3/2
Hypselodoris sagamiensis 1/-
Jorunna sp. 3 -/1
Marionia cyanobranchiata 2/-
Mexichromis macropus 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata 1/-
Phyllidia varicosa 2/2
Phyllidiella lizae 1/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/2
Roboastra luteolineata 1/-
Tenellia sp. 6 1/1
Tenellia sp. 40 2/-
Thuridilla splendens 3/3
Berthella martensi
Hypselodoris maculosa
Hypselodoris godeffroyana
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Jorunna sp. 3
Hypselodoris emma
Mexichromis macropus
Aegires villosus
Hypselodoris emma
Surface conditions
Substrate
Marionia cyanobranchiata - rhinophore detail
Goniobranchus splendidus
Roboastra luteolineata
Substrate
Ardeadoris rubroannulata
Goniobranchus roboi
Thuridilla splendens
Chromodoris elisabethina - light coloured
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Aegires villosus
Aegires villosus
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Cratena lineata
Marionia cyanobranchiata
Marionia cyanobranchiata - details of
rhinophores & velar processes
Goniobranchus geometricus
Chromodoris elisabethina
Tenellia sp. 40 - juvenile
Tenellia sp. 40 - adult
Dendrodoris sp. 4
Bornella anguilla
Ardeadoris rubroannulata
