A double boat dive with Sunreef by Gary and friends consisting of a 50 minute and 54 minute dives. Maximum depth 18.0 m, 26 C water temperature and up to 8 m viz.
It's Nudibranch Day at Sunreef and today is the last trip on '4-Shore' she is sold to another owner. Some interesting species were found as well as rather large Hexabranchus sanguineus in its dying hours, mantle margin flowing in the water movement and enlarged buccal mass.
Species and number thereof sighted 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Cadlinella ornatissima -/1
Chromodoris elisabethina 1/1
Chromodoris kuiteri 1/3
Chromodoris lochi -/2
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1/-
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus 1/-
Doriprismatica atromarginata 2/2
Halgerda aurantiomaculata -/1
Hexabranchus sanguineus dying 1/-
Hypselodoris bullockii 1/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni -/1
Mariaglaja inornata 1/1
Phyllidia ocellata 1/-
Phyllidia varicosa 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae -/1
Phyllodesmium sp. 2 -/1
Tenellia sp. 1 -/1
Thuridilla carlsoni -/1
Thuridilla splendens 1/2
Verconia sp. 2 1/-
Photos by G. Cobb, G. McIntyre and D. Parker
Our ride - the last one
Surface conditions from the stern
View of our ride before...
Chromodoris elisabethina
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus
Substrate
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Hypselodoris bullockii
Verconia sp. 2
Substrate
Phyllidia ocellata
Amanda doing it
The boss
Halgerda aurantiomaculata
The wall
Hypselodoris bullockii
Thuridilla splendens
Mariaglaja inornata
Tenellia sp. 1
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Phyllodesmium sp. 2
Chromodoris kuiteri
Cadlinella ornatissima
Chromodoris elisabethina and egg mass
Chromodoris lochi
Tenellia sp. 1
Phyllodesmium sp. 2
Phyllodesmium sp. 2
Thuridilla carlsoni
Mariaglaja inornata
Phyllidiella lizae
