A single shore entry dive by Gary, David, Itai and Kyle of 133 minutes. Maximum depth 5.3 m, 23 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.
Can't seem to get away from the river! After the surreal dive the other day we thought we would continue the search. Again the brown layer was on top and with a 1.1m tide the particles were hanging in the water column. The dive resembled a Martian landing...for all we nknew we were on Mars. Pteraeolidia semperi and Goniodoridella sp. 1 were again very common. From under rocks nice nudibranchs were found, Phyllodesmium opalescens and a couple of Cratena sp. 6. There was a golden hydroid with a slime of Tenellia sibogae. Some interesting flatworms and ovulids were found as well.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Cratena simba -1
Cratena sp. 6 -2
Flabellina lotos -7
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -34
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
* Pteraeolidia semperi -38
Tenellia sibogae -16
After descending, the Martian landing!
Thysanozoon sp. flatworm
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Pteraeolidia semperi
Cowrie
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Hypselodoris obscura
Martian substrate
Bulbaeolidia alba
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniobranchus daphne
Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Cratena sp. 6
Cratena sp. 6 (Is this one distinct from the other one??)
Flabellina lotos
Cratena sp. 6 (Is this one distinct from the other one??)
Cratena simba
Ovulid
Goniodoridella sp. 5
Tenellia sibogae mating pair
Goniodoridella sp. 1 with egg mass
Tenellia sibogae
Pteraeolidia semperi
David happy about the dive
