A single shore entry dive by Gary, David, Fran and Nevar of 140 minutes. Maximum depth 5.1 m, 23 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.
So off we went into the Rotunda. The low tidal flow made for some low vis with other divers finning stirring up the silt....grrrrr. Finding Costasiella sp. 1 was a real treat. The number of species is going up! Unidentia animals continue to bring fire to the river.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -1
Atys sp. 8 shell -2
Costasiella sp. 1 -1
Cratena lineata -22
Doto sp. 3 -4
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Flabellina lotos -3
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -12
Haminoea sp. 16 shell -2
Hypselodoris obscura -1
Liloa brevis shell -8
Mnestia sp. 1 shell -1
Retusa sp. 5 shell -5
Retusa sp. 6 shell -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -2
Tenellia sp. 47 -1
* Unidentia sp. 1 -30
Unidentia sp. 2 -3
Unidentia sp. 11 -2
Entry before the rain
Ready to go
Frans second dry dive
David watching
Substrate
Retusa sp. 5
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Substrate
Searching
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Tenellia sp. 47
Costasiella sp. 1
Costasiella sp. 1
Roxaniella leucampyx
Atys sp. 8
Haminoea sp. 16
Unidentia sp. 1
Liloa brevis
Atys sp. 8
Cratena lineata
Mnestia sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Eubranchus sp. 3
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 11 pair
Unidentia sp. 2
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 2
Unidentia sp. 1 slime
Atys semistriatus
Retusa sp. 6
Roxaniella leucampyx
