Julie, Terry, Gary and David on this single, shore entry night dive of 139 minutes. Maximum depth 5.8 m, 26 C water temperature and 3 m viz.
We are noticing more and more Halimeda algae growing on the river substrate and providing habitat and food source for a variety of small sacoglossans and aplysiids. Doto sp. 3 were spotted in situ which is unusual as they are normally cryptic but these, for the first time, had orange colouration to their cerata. This is possibly due to the orange hydroid polyps they appeared to be feeding on.
Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.
Chelidonura fulvipunctata -1
Doto sp. 3 -15
Elysia pusilla -9
* Flabellina angelvaldesi -110
Flabellina exoptata -1
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -2
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -2
Goniobranchus daphne -8
Goniobranchus splendidus -3
Goniobranchus verrieri -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -6
Hoplodoris nodulosa -1
Phyllaplysia sp. 2 -3 New species
Pleurobranchus peronii -1
Pleurobranchus weberi -1
Pteraeolidia semperi -11
Trinchesia sp. 23 -1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Flabellina angelvaldesi - large numbers
on the hydroids
Pteraeolidia semperi
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus splendidus
Doto sp. 3
Flabellina angelvaldesi
Hoplodoris nodulosa
Flabellina exoptata
Doto sp. 3 - yellow cerata
Doto sp. 3 - typical lighter cerata
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
Doto sp. 3 - on the sand
Flabellina angelvaldesi - comparison
of "colour forms"
Elysia pusilla
Pleurobranchus peronii (and flatworm)
Phyllaplysia sp. 2 - New species
