A single shore entry afternoon/night dive by Gary, Jens and David of 153 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 21 C water temperature and up to 10 m viz.
Another winter river dive has the water looking very clear. After descending we turned left to record the beautiful Phyllodesmium undulatum. Then headed north into the current which was not bad. Darkness came onto us and night began. Of note were the juvenile Atys semistriatus, the cryptic Plocamopherus ceylonicus and the Kabeiro christianae animals. For the first time in a while Cratena lineata was most common.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus -6
Austrocylichna sp. shell -1
* Cratena lineata -17
Flabellina lotos -10
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -14
Kabeiro christianae -4
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllodesmium undulatum -1
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -2
Unidentia sp. 6 -9
Evening entry
Phyllodesmium undulatum
Phyllodesmium undulatum
Substrate
Substrate
David in attack mode
Looking up at the surface from the bottom
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Atys semistriatus juvenile
Atys semistriatus juvenile
Unidentia sp. 1
Cratena lineata
Cratena lineata
Unidentia sp. 1
Austrocylichna sp. shell
Unidentia sp. 6
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos damaged
Unidentia sp. 6
Atys semistriatus juvenile
Kabeiro christianae egg mass
Kabeiro christianae
Kabeiro christianae
Flabellina lotos
Kabeiro christianae
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Philinopsis speciosa
