Julie, Terry, David and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 79 minute and 1 x 78 minute dives in water depths up to 18.0 m, 15 m viz, 20 C water temp and hardly any surge.
The first day of spring obviously brings us more Nudibranchs to find and record. At first the winds were a bit of a worry but that didn't stop us. Fairly clear water was a treat. Again Doriprismatica atromarginata was in abundance with 38 animals recorded. 5 species of Verconia was also the result of good hunting. The total animals recorded was 190...let's go again!
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires gardineri 1/1
Bornella anguilla 2/2
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/-
Chromodoris elisabethina 1/2
Chromodoris kuiteri 4/4
Chromodoris lochi 2/-
Cratena lineata -/1
Cratena simba 1/-
Dermatobranchus oculus 3/-
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 1/2
Diversidoris flava -/1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 24/14
Flabellina exoptata -/1
Flabellina rubrolineata 1/-
Glossodoris rufomarginata 4/5
Glossodoris vespa 1/1
Goniobranchus coi 1/-
Goniobranchus geometricus 3/-
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -/1
Goniobranchus splendidus 1/3
Gymnodoris sp. 10 1/-
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/2
Hypselodoris jacksoni 5/4
Hypselodoris obscura 2/2
Hypselodoris sagamiensis -/1
Jorunna sp. 3 1/-
Mariaglaja inornata 6/4
Mexichromis aurora 1/-
Nembrotha lineolata -/1
Okenia hallucigenia 1/11
Phyllidia ocellata 3/-
Phyllidia picta 1/-
Phyllidiella annulata 1/3
Phyllidiella lizae 1/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 3/4
Phyllidiopsis shireenae 1/-
Pteraeolidia semperi 3/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 8/8
Tambja tenuilineata 1/1
Thuridilla carlsoni 1/-
Trapania scurra 1/-
Tritonia sp. 4 1/-
Tritoniopsis elegans 1/3
Tyrannodoris luteolineata 1/5
Verconia alboannulata 1/-
Verconia decussata 1/-
Verconia laboutei -/1
Verconia norba 1/-
Verconia sp. 2 -/1
Our ride getting ready
Our ride parked
Substrate - wall
Phyllidia picta
Flabellina rubrolineata
Phyllidiella annulata
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Bornella anguilla feeding
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Jorunna sp. 3
Sagaminopteron ornatum pair
Phyllidiopsis shireenae
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Glossodoris rufomarginata
Chromodoris elisabethina
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Chromodoris kuiteri
Mariaglaja inornata
Bulbaeolidia alba
Pteraeolidia semperi
Surface conditions during surface interval
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Goniobranchus splendidus
Tritoniopsis elegans
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Phyllidia ocellata
Okenia hallucigenia on food source
Okenia hallucigenia
Mexichromis aurora
Trapania scurra
The pointy end of Bornella anguilla
Tyrannodoris luteolineata
Verconia laboutei
Aegires gardineri
Substrate
Verconia alboannulata
Glossodoris vespa
Verconia sp. 2
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Tritonia sp. 4
Dermatobranchus oculus
Diversidoris flava
Nembrotha lineolata
