David, Terry and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 71 minute and 1 x 68 minute dives in water depths up to 20.2 m, up to 6 m viz, 24 C water temp.
With the swell subsiding we decided to revisit Lobster City. On the way out the surface conditions were ideal, glassy and very little wind. The number of species recorded is a sign of how diverse the substrate is here. During the surface interval the wind picked up and we sailed home with the wind at our back.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Bornella anguilla 4/2
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/1
Chromodoris sp. 5 -/2
Cratena lineata -/1
Dermatobranchus ornatus 2/2
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 2/1
Dermatobranchus sp. 9 1/-
Diversidoris sp. 1 1/-
Doriprismatica atromarginata 12/4
Elysia pusilla -/1
Flabellina exoptata 1/-
Flabellina rubrolineata 3/1
Glossodoris rufomarginata 2/1
Glossodoris vespa 2/3
Goniobranchus decorus -/1
Goniobranchus geometricus 3/1
Goniobranchus leopardus 2/-
Goniobranchus sp. 6 4/1
Goniobranchus splendidus 11/7
Goniodoridella savignyi 1/-
* Hypselodoris jacksoni 16/8
Hypselodoris maritima 1/-
Hypselodoris obscura 1/-
Hypselodoris zephyra 1/1
Jorunna sp. 3 1/-
Mariaglaja inornata -/1
Miamira magnifica 1/1
Phyllidia ocellata 1/-
Phyllidiella annulata 1/2
Phyllidiella lizae 1/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 3/4
Phyllidiopsis burni 1/-
Pleurolidia juliae -/2
Phyllodesmium colemani 1/-
Pteraeolidia semperi 1/-
Sagaminopteron ornatum 2/-
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum -/2
Tambja morosa -/1
Tambja tenuilineata 1/-
Tenellia puellula 1/-
Thuridilla splendens 3/6
Trapania vitta -/1
Tritoniopsis elegans 2/-
Tylodina corticalis 2/1
Tyrannodoris luteolineata -/2
Verconia alboannulata -/1
Verconia norba -/1
Our ride
Surface conditions YUM!
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Sagaminopteron ornatum with egg mass
Hypselodoris obscura
Dermatobranchus sp. 9
Substrate
Terry working it
Bornella anguilla
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniobranchus leopardus
Flabellina rubrolineata
Goniobranchus splendidus
Hypselodoris jacksoni feeding
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Tylodina corticalis
Hypselodoris maritima
Tambja tenuilineata
Phyllodesmium colemani
Miamira magnifica
Hypselodoris jacksoni mating pair
Pteraeolidia semperi
Phyllidiella annulata
Glossodoris rufomarginata
Phyllidiella lizae
Thuridilla splendens
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
Chromodoris sp. 5
Mariaglaja inornata
Pleurolidia juliae
Goniobranchus geometricus
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Glossodoris vespa
Tyrannodoris luteolineata
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Goniobranchus leopardus
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Glossodoris vespa
Hypselodoris zephyra
Tambja morosa
Cratena lineata
Bulbaeolidia alba
Pleurolidia juliae
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
Verconia alboannulata
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Elysia pusilla
Verconia norba
Tenellia puellula
Diversidoris sp. 1
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Thuridilla splendens
Goniobranchus decorus
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
