A single shore entry dive by Gary and Jenny of 170 minutes. Maximum depth 6.7 m, 20 C water temperature and up to 6 m viz.
And yet anothers winters dive and a host of nudibranchs with 194 animals being recorded. My big surprise was shooting a Goniodoridella sp. 1 and finding a Costasiella sp. 2 right next to it after I was reviewing the photos at home. The Ceratosoma tenue with a single rhinophore is still a rock ornament. There were a few Pteraeolidia semperi mating pairs as well. The Aeolids recorded were nearly 100. The river continues to impress me.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Austrocylichna leucampyx shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Ceratosoma tenue -1
Costasiella sp. 1 -1
Costasiella sp. 2 -1
Cratena lineata -1
Cratena simba -4
Doto sp. 6 -4
Eubranchus sp. 3 -5
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Facelina bourailli -4
Flabellina lotos -17
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniobranchus daphne -3
Goniodoridella savigny -9
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -59
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -4
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -7
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -58
Tenellia sibogae -2
Tenellia sp. 33 -1
Unidentia sp. 5 -5
Entry with gnome
Jen ready to go
Jen starting her search
Flabellina lotos
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Hypselodoris obscura
Substrate
Doto sp. 6
Doto sp. 6
Eubranchus sp. 10
Pteraeolidia semperi
Pteraeolidia semperi mating pair
Pteraeolidia semperi mating pair close-up
Cratena lineata
Pteraeolidia semperi
Cratena simba
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Pteraeolidia semperi feeding close-up
Goniodoridella savigny
Ceratosoma tenue
Unidentia sp. 5
Unidentia sp. 5 pair
Philinopsis speciosa
Costasiella sp. 1
Facelina bourailli
Goniodoridella savigny
Goniobranchus daphne
Pteraeolidia semperi mating pair
Goniodoridella sp. 5
Eubranchus sp. 3
Bulbaeolidia alba
Facelina bourailli
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Tenellia sibogae
Flabellina lotos
Goniobranchus decorus
Tenellia sp. 33
Costasiella sp. 2 and Goniodoridella sp. 1
Austrocylichna leucampyx shell
Goniobranchus daphne
