Saturday, May 25, 2024

Species from the Great 2024 Nudibranch Expedition at Tawali - Papua New Guinea. May 4 -16, 2024

211 species sighted at the Great 2024 Nudibranch Expedition at Tawali - Papua New Guinea May 4-16 2024

32 dives both boat and shore, night and day with 12 intrepid adventurers from all over the World.

This was fantastic expedition!

Here are some the species recorded by me...

Poster

Location

Crew

Goniobranchus coi

Siphopteron flavolineatum

Siphopteron sp. 

Mariaglaja sandrana

Niparaya sp. 

Plakobranchus ocellatus

Gymnodoris sp.

Cyerce nigra

Hypselodoris emma mating pair

Favorinus tsuruganus

Bermudella brunneomaculata

Sagaminopteron nigropunctatum

Mexichromis multituberculata

Plakobranchus papua

Elysia pusilla

Miamira sinuata

Oxynoe viridis

Elysia marginata

Aegires serenae juvenile

Goniodoridella geminae

Aplysia nigrocincta mating pair

Thorunna punicea

Philinopsis pilsbryi

Phestilla sp.

Goniobranchus sp.

Costasiella kuroshimae

Samla bicolor

Thuridilla albopustulosa

Goniobranchus collingwoodi

Elysia marginata

Godiva sp.

Mariaglaja inornata

Chelidonura electra

Doriprismatica stellata

Goniobranchus kuniei

Aegires minor

Thorunna furtiva (very common)

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Aegires gardineri

Halgerda batangas

Jorunna funebris

Thuridilla undula

Aegires serenae

Hypselodoris decorata

Costasiella usagi

Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Ceratosoma tenue

Pteraeolidia semperi 

Diversidoris aurantionodulosa

Gymnodoris sp.

Sagaminopteron psychedelicum

Phyllidia coelestis

Dermatobranchus sp.

Phyllidiopsis xishaensis

The most beautiful flatworm!

Caloria indica

Trapania vitta

Chelidonura hirundinina

Oxynoe kylei

Verconia simplex

Elysia sp.

Hypselodoris zephyra

Goniobranchus sp.

Carminodoris grandiflora

Costasiella kuroshimae

Goniobranchus fadelis

Discodoris lilacina

Pleurobranchus forskalii

Goniobranchus geometricus

Thorunna australis

Aegires pruvotfolae

Noumeaella rehderi

Plocamopherus sp.

Cyerce elegans x2

Aldisa sp.

Cyerce nigra

Glossodoris sp.

Mexichromis pusilla

Plakobranchus sp.

Chromodoris lochi

Aplysia nigrocincta

Astronotus hepaticus

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Astronotus cespitosus

Dolabella auricularia (BIG!)

Lobiger sp.

Chromodoris sp.

Gonidoris sp.

Godiva sp.

Discodoris cebuensis

Elysia tomentosa and Miamira miamirana

Phanerophthalamus anetteae

Hypselodoris melanesica

Phyllidiopsis annae

Chromodoris sp.

Polycera abei

Platydoris ocellata juv.

Glossodoris buko party

Philinopsis gardineri

Glossodoris rufomarginata

Flatworm