A double boat dive by Terry, David and Gary consisting of 1 x 94 minute and 1 x 88 minute dives in water depths up to 14.4m, up to 10m viz, 21 C water temp.
The weather looked a bit ify so we thought we woud hide behind the Island and dive the Wall. The was a boat anchored there already so we moved east. The swell was not as evident here and the diving was a cruise. With lots of rocks to search our hunt was a challenge. The highlight was finding a new species of Marionia, Marionia sp. 8 with its bright orange colouration found under a rock. Another great find was the elusive Babakina indopacifica. Stiliger aureomarginatus was also found and it's brght colours and small size made for a challenging shoot.
Number of species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* species with highest specimen count
Ardeadoris angustolutea -/1
Atys semistriatus 1/-
Babakina indopacifica -/2
Berthella martensi -/1
Bulbaeolidia alba -/1
Cadlinella ornatissima 2/-
Chromodoris striatella 2/1
Cratena lineata 1/-
Dermatobranchus oculus 1/-
Dermatobranchus ornatus 1/-
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 1/-
Diversidoris flava 2/1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 2/11
Elysia sp. 11 1/-
Flabellina sp. 1 -/1
Glossodoris rufomarginata 5/3
Glossodoris vespa 2/2
Goniobranchus albonares 1/-
Goniobranchus sp. 6 2/2
Goniobranchus decorus -/1
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 4/9
Gymnodoris alba -/1
Hexabranchus sanguineus -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -/3
Mariaglaja inornata -/2
Marionia sp. 8 -/1 NEW SPECIES
Pleurobranchus peronii 2/1
Phyllidia elegans 2/1
Phyllidia ocellata 1/1
Phyllidiella lizae 1/3
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/4
Pteraeolidia semperi 1/-
Sagaminopteron ornatum -/2
Stiliger aureomarginatus 1/-
Tambja tenuilineata 1/-
* Thuridilla splendens 9/10
Tritoniopsis elegans 3/1
Verconia romeri 1/1
Verconia simplex 3/1
Verconia sp. 2 1/-
Readying our ride
Old Woman Island from the south
Substrate
Elysia sp. 11
Chromodoris striatella
Stiliger aureomarginatus
Diversidoris flava
Cadlinella ornatissima
Tritoniopsis elegans
Marionia sp. 8 NEW SPECIES
Pleurobranchus peronii
Goniobranchus decorus maybe!
Phyllidiella lizae
Berthella martensi
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllidia elegans with damaged posterior end
showing the gills
Hypselodoris jacksoni
A very large Goniobranchus sp. 6
crawling over Goniobranchus splendidus
Glossodoris rufomarginata pair
Babakina indopacifica
Glossodoris vespa
Pleurobranchus peronii
Stiliger aureomarginatus
Thuridilla splendens pair
Atys semistriatus
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Cratena lineata
Goniobranchus splendidus
Ardeadoris angustolutea
Verconia romeri
Babakina indopacifica
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Verconia sp. 2
Verconia simplex
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Goniobranchus albonares
Verconia romeri
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Bulbaeolidia alba
Gymnodoris alba
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Hexabranchus sanguineus
