A single afternoon shore entry dive by Gary, Chris, Brenton and Harvey of 179 minutes. Maximum depth 7.0 m, 24 C water temperature and up to 4 m viz.
Get in while the going is good and so we went. Warm afternoon and warm water gave us some interesting nudibranchs. The substrate has been growing two species of seaweed, Padina fraseri and Sargassum. These weeds are beginning to fill the area. A Siphopteron which looks different from any we have found before right after descending. Turning over rocks was very productive. Gymnodoris amakusana were in the largest numbers I can remember. And before we got out there was a big Trapania euryeia waiting for us.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Abronica purpureoanulata -3
Anteaeolidiella ireneae -2
Cratena lineata -2
Doto sp. 5 -1
Facelina sp. 7 -1
Facelina sp. 12 -1
Facelina bourailli -1
Flabellina exoptata -1
Flabellina lotos -2
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -2
Goniobranchus daphne -5
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -2
Goniobranchus splendidus -3
* Goniodoridella savignyi -28
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -18
Gymnodoris amakusana -10
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -6
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -3
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Hypselodoris roo -1
Hypselodoris whitei -3
Philinopsis falciphallus -1
Polycera sp. 1 -7
Pteraeolidia semperi -9
Siphopteron sp. 5 -1 NEW SPECIES
Tenellia sibogae -8
Tenellia sp. 20 -1
Tenellia sp. 29 -1
Tornatina sp. 1 shell -1
Trapania brunnea -1
Trapania euryeia -1
Unidentia sp. 4 -1
Unidentia sp. 9 -5
Afternoon entry
Team Ready
Siphopteron sp. 5 NEW SPECIES
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Substrate
Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile
Goniobranchus daphne
Doto sp. 5
Polycera sp. 1 - four animals
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Abronica purpureoanulata
Facelina sp. 7
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Polycera sp. 1 - three animals
Substrate
Anteaeolidiella ireneae pair
Substrate
Gymnodoris amakusana
Trapania brunnea
Hypselodoris roo
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Tenellia sp. 20
Pteraeolidia semperi
Hypselodoris obscura
Unidentia sp. 9
Flabellina lotos
Hypselodoris white
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Facelina bourailli
Tenellia sp. 29
Goniobranchus decorus
Goniobranchus decorus and Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Tenellia sibogae
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Cratena lineata
Goniobranchus splendidus
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Tornatina sp. 1 shell
Unidentia sp. 9
Flatworm fav
Flabellina exoptata circled
Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile
Hypselodoris whitei pair
Philinopsis falciphallus
Unidentia sp. 4
