A double boat dive by Gary and David of 50 and 49 minutes. Maximum depth 18.9 m, 22 C water temperature and up to 10 m viz.
Nudibranch Day is upon us and the weather looks good overcast humid and light winds with less than a metre of swell. The highlight for me was Elisa showing me a Hypselodoris babai, it made my year! This was the second sighting.
Species and number thereof sighted. 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Berthella martensi 1/-
Chromodoris elisabethina -/3
Chromodoris kuiteri -/1
Dermatobranchus ornatus 1/-
Doriprismatica atromarginata 1/6
Elysia pusilla 1/-
Glossodoris rufomarginata -/1
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -/1
Goniobranchus sp. 7 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 2/2
Hypselodoris babai -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -/1
Hypselodoris maritima 1/1
Phyllidiella lizae -/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa -/1
Thuridilla carlsoni -/1
* Thuridilla sp. 6 6/6
Making ready
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Thuridilla sp. 6
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Elysia pusilla
Berthella martensi
Flatworm
Goniobranchus sp. 7
Goniobranchus splendidus
Goniobranchus splendidus
Thuridilla sp. 6
Surface
Chromodoris kuiteri
Glossodoris rufomarginata
Chromodoris elisabethina
Hypselodoris maritima
Thuridilla carlsoni
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Phyllidiella lizae
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Substrate
Substrate
Goniobranchus splendidus
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Hypselodoris babai
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Hypselodoris babai
Hypselodoris babai
Hypselodoris babai
Hypselodoris babai
Hypselodoris babai
