A single shore entry dive by Gary, Tal and Gail of 156 minutes. Maximum depth 6.0 m, 22 C water temperature and up to 7 m viz.
On this morning dive with a 1.9 m tide there were many Nudibranchs to be found. A Unidentia sp. 9 was found but the cerata look different from what we have found previously. A small Niparaya sp. 10 was a great find, again different from what we have found previously. And to top it off Haminoea sp. 14 was found but in situ it did not look like a slug, but when the photos were reviewed it is another new species due to the green spots in the body. Goniodoridella savignyi seems to be everywhere! For me the highlight was seeing an 11 mm Cerberilla sp. 3 as it moved quickly along the sand. Some great finds no doubt!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -2
Cerberilla sp. 3 -1
Colinatys sp. 2 -1
Cratena lineata -19
Cratena simba -1
Doto sp. 6 -12
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Elysia sp. 18 -2
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Flabellina lotos -13
Goniobranchus daphne -6
Goniobranchus decorus -1
* Goniodoridella savignyi -43
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -12
Goniodoris sp. 4 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -3
Haminoea sp. 14 -1 NEW SPECIES
Hypselodoris obscura -10
Liloa brevis shell -2
Niparaya sp. 10 -1 NEW SPECIES
Okenia liklik -2
Philinopsis falciphallus -3
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Phyllodesmium undulatum -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -3
Sagaminopteron pohnpei -1
Sebadoris fragilis -1
Tenellia puellula -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -7
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Tenellia sp. 29 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -8
Unidentia sp. 2 -4
Unidentia sp. 9 -1 NEW SPECIES
Entry
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Substrate
Goniodoridella savignyi
Fish Cage
FDish Cgae
Philinopsis speciosa
Okenia liklik
Thuridilla carlsoni
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 2
Tenellia sp. 23
Philinopsis falciphallus
Thuridilla carlsoni
Substrate
Atys semistriatus shell
Cratena lineata
Tenellia sp. 23
Substrate
Hypselodoris obscura
Liloa brevis shell
Elysia sp. 18
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniobranchus decorus
Okenia liklik
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Cratena lineata
Tenellia sp. 23
Tenellia puellula
Cratena simba
Tenellia puellula
Doto sp. 6
Flabellina lotos
Atys semistriatus shell
Phyllodesmium undulatum
Phyllodesmium undulatum
Phyllodesmium undulatum
Colinatys sp. 2
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 2
Hypselodoris obscura
Cerberilla sp. 3
Cerberilla sp. 3
Tenellia sp. 29
Goniodoris sp. 4
Goniodoris sp. 4
Goniobranchus daphne
Pteraeolidia semperi
Niparaya sp. 10 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 10 NEW SPECIES
Haminoea sp. 14 NEW SPECIES
Haminoea sp. 14 NEW SPECIES
Haminoea sp. 14 NEW SPECIES
Philinopsis falciphallus
Unidentia sp. 9 NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 13
Tenellia sp. 24
Elysia sp. 11
Elysia sp. 11
Sebadoris fragilis
Goniodoris sp. 4
Goniodoris sp. 4
Goniodoris sp. 4
