Terry, David and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 74 minute and 1 x 79 minute dives in water depths up to 18.9 m, 25 m viz, 20 C water temp and hardly any surge.
Winter brings cool weather and great water clarity. Today was another great winter dive outing. The swell was down which made for enjoyable Nudibranch hunting. Lots of interesting species were recorded and finding 44 species on this outing is exceptional.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Ardeadoris sp. 2 -/2
Bornella anguilla 2/2
Bulbaeolidia alba 1/-
Ceratosoma tenue 1/-
Chromodoris kuiteri 5/4
Dermatobranchus oculus 1/-
Dermatobranchus ornatus 1/-
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1/1
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 6/5
Flabellina exoptata 3/3
* Flabellina rubrolineata 8/3
Glossodoris vespa 2/6
Goniobranchus geometricus 1/-
Goniobranchus sp. 6 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 5/5
Gymnodoris sp. 9 1/-
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni -/4
Hypselodoris obscura 5/1
Hypselodoris sagamiensis 1/-
Hypselodoris zephyra -/1
Mariaglaja inornata 1/-
Miamira magnifica 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata -/1
Phyllidia picta 1/-
Phyllidia varicosa 1/-
Phyllidiella annulata 1/-
Phyllidia elegans juvenile 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 4/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/3
Phyllidiopsis burni 1/-
Phyllidiopsis cardinalis -/1
Phyllodesmium magnum 1/-
Phyllodesmium poindimiei 1/-
Pleurolidia juliae 2/2
Pteraeolidia semperi 1/1
Sagaminopteron ornatum 2/2
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum 1/-
Tambja tenuilineata -/1
Thorunna sp. 3 -/1
Trapania vitta -/3
Tritoniopsis elegans 2/-
Verconia simplex -/1
Verconia sp. 2 1/-
Our ride about to embark
Surface conditions
Terry in Branching mode
The main boulder and swim through
Goniobranchus splendidus
Surface
Flabellina rubrolineata
Flatworm
Flabellina exoptata
Dermatobranchus rodmani
Bornella anguilla
Phyllidiella annulata
Phyllidia elegans juvenile
Glossodoris vespa
Goniobranchus sp. 6
Chromodoris kuiteri
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Trapania vitta
Phyllidiella lizae
Pleurolidia juliae
Phyllidiopsis cardinalis
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Bulbaeolidia alba
Dermatobranchus oculus
Goniobranchus geometricus
Hypselodoris sagamiensis
Mariaglaja inornata
Phyllidia picta
Phyllodesmium magnum
Phyllodesmium poindimiei
Tambja tenuilineata
Thorunna sp. 3
Trapania vitta
Verconia simplex
Verconia sp. 2
Ceratosoma tenue
Tritoniopsis elegans and egg mass
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
Miamira magnifica
Gymnodoris sp. 9
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Hypselodoris zephyra
