A single shore entry dive by Gary and Chris of 143 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 24 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.
A beautiful sunny day and a blue river awaited us. The highlight was getting home to review the photos taken during this dive only to find Placida kevinleei on the sponge with egg masses. I think this is out 3rd sighting of this newly described species and is a new record for the river. The egg masses belonged to a very cryptic species Jorunna sp. 6.
Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Eubranchus sp. 10 -5
Flabellina rubrolineata -6
Goniobranchus daphne -8
Goniodoridella savignyi -4
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -18
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -7
Hypselodoris obscura -4
Hypselodoris whitei -1
Jorunna sp. 6 -7
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Placida kevinleei -1 NEW RECORD FOR THE RIVER
Spinophallus falciphallus -1
Tenellia sp. 23 -2
Tenellia sp. 29 -1
Entry point
Substrate
Eubranchus sp. 10
a pair of Eubranchus sp. 10
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniodoridella savignyi
Tenellia sp. 23
Spinophallus falciphallus
Placida kevinleei
Jorunna sp. 6 - 4 animals
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Jorunna sp. 6 - 3 animals
Hypselodoris obscura
Substrata
Flabellina rubrolineata
Goniobranchus daphne
Hypselodoris whitei
Tenellia sp. 29
Goniobranchus daphne
Flabellina rubrolineata
Chris searching fish cage
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Phyllodesmium opalescens
