A new record for species recorded. To my knowledge this is the most species ever recorded in the river and probably any river.
A single shore entry dive by Gary, Fran and Nevar of 207 minutes. Maximum depth 5.2 m, 23 C water temperature and up to 4 m viz.
This time the high rocks of Rotunda upriver beckon. On the very first rock were five species...good dive coming...EPIC! Not only 5 new species but a new record for species recorded in the river for a single dive! I have so much to say but this list and these photos tell the story. What else can the river give us?
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aliculastrum cylindricum shell -1
Austrocylichna leucampyx shell -1
Costasiella kuroshimae -4
Cratena lineata -14
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -2
Doto sp. 5 -11
Elysia sp. 11 -2
Elysia sp. 19 -1
Elysia sp. 25 -1 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 26 -1 NEW SPECIES
Eubranchus sp. 10 -3
Facelina sp. 7 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Facelina sp. 13 -1
Facelina bourailli -3
Favorinus sp. 4 -1
Flabellina lotos -5
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -2
* Goniodoridella savignyi -+100
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -34
Gymnodoris amakusana -1
Gymnodoris sp. 4 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 13 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 17 -4
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -10
Gymnodoris sp. 23 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 25 -1 NEW SPECIES
Hallaxa iju -1
Hypselodoris obscura -8
Hypselodoris roo -2
Hypselodoris whitei -1
Liloa porcellana -1 NEW SPECIES
Niparaya sp. 11 -1 NEW SPECIES
Okenia liklik -1
Philinopsis falciphallus -2
Philinopsis pilsbryi -1
Philinopsis speciosa -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Sakuraeolis nungunoides -1
Tenellia puellula -2
Tenellia sp. 23 -4
Tenellia sp. 24 -2
Tenellia sp. 29 -3
Thuridilla carlsoni -5
Tornatina sp. 1 -1
Trapania euryeia -1
Trapania scurra -1
Trapania vitta -2
Unidentia sp. 1 -7
Unidentia sp. 4 -3
Unidentia sp. 9 -10
Team Ready!
Flabellina lotos
substrate
Trapania scurra
Hypselodoris obscura
Austrocylichna leucampyx shell
Hypselodoris obscura
Doto sp. 5
Unidentia sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Unidentia sp. 4
Tenellia sp. 29 pair
Okenia liklik
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Trapania vitta
Trapania vitta
Elysia sp. 25. NEW SPECIES
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Substrate
Facelina bourailli
Unidentia sp. 1
Tornatina sp. 1
Tornatina sp. 1
Facelina bourailli
Hallaxa iju
Facelina sp. 11
Thuridilla carlsoni
Hypselodoris roo
Unidentia sp. 9
Tenellia sp. 24
Tenellia puellula
Gymnodoris sp. 4
Cratena lineata
Goniodoridella sp. 1 mating pair
Trapania euryeia
Facelina sp. 13
Goniobranchus daphne
Philinopsis speciosa
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Philinopsis pilsbryi
Liloa porcellana
Thuridilla carlsoni
Elysia sp. 26
Elysia sp. 11
Flabellina lotos
Doto sp. 5
Gymnodoris sp. 25 NEW SPECIES
Elysia sp. 19
Favorinus sp. 4
Aliculastrum cylindricum shell
Tenellia sp. 23
Pteraeolidia semperi
Goniobranchus geometricus
Eubranchus sp. 10
Facelina sp. 7
Costasiella kuroshimae
Goniobranchus decorus
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Hypselodoris whitei
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa pair
Gymnodoris sp. 13
Philinopsis falciphallus
Niparaya sp. 11 NEW SPECIES
