Terry, David and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 85 minute and 1 x 76 minute dives in water depths up to 16.7 m, 25 m viz, 20 C water temp and hardly any surge.
Winter brings cool weather and great water clarity. Today was another great winter dive outing. The swell was down which made for enjoyable Nudibranch hunting. Interesting species were recorded.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Ardeadoris sp. 2 3/2
Bornella anguilla 2/1
Chromodoris elisabethina 2/1
Chromodoris kuiteri 6/9
Chromodoris lochi 1/-
Chromodoris striatella 1/-
Cratena lineata 1/-
Cratena simba 1/-
Dermatobranchus oculus -/2
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 23/10
Favorinus sp. 1 1/-
Flabellina bicolor 1/-
Flabellina rubrolineata 2/2
Goniobranchus albonares 1/-
Goniobranchus daphne 1/-
Gonoibranchus sp. 5 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 1/2
Halgerda aurantiomaculata -/1
Hexabranchus sanguineus -/1
Hypselodoris bullockii -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 5/2
Hypselodoris sagameinsis 1/1
Mariaglaja inornata 2/-
Phyllidia ocellata 2/1
Phyllidiella cooraburrama -/1
Phyllidiella lizae 2/3
Phyllidiella pustulosa 3/2
Phyllidiopsis burni 2/-
Phyllodesmium sp. 2 1/-
Pteraeolidia semperi -/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 3/3
Tambja tenuilineata 2/2
Tenellia sp. 24 -/2
Thuridilla carlsoni 1/-
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -/2
Tornatina sp. 4 1/-
Tyrannodoris luteolineata -/1
Dive platform
Surface conditions
Substrate
Substrate
Substrate
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Favorinus sp. 1
Chromodoris elisabethina
Mariaglaja inornata
Tambja tenuilineata
Cratena simba
Cratena lineata
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Phyllidia ocellata
Pteraeolidia semperi
Flabellina rubrolineata
Tornatina sp. 1 shell
Tenellia sp. 24
Chromodoris kuiteri
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Ardeadoris sp. 2
Bornella anguilla
Chromodoris lochi
Chromodoris striatella
Goniobranchus albonares
Goniobranchus daphne
Halgerda aurantiomaculata
Hypselodoris sagameinsis
Phyllidiopsis burni
Tyrannodoris luteolineata
Gonoibranchus sp. 5
Phyllodesmium sp. 2
