Branch stats (Name, size, numbers)
Fly Point Nelson Bay, water entered 10:39 hrs for 112 minutes, water temperature 22 degrees, visibility 3 metres.
| Aphelodoris varia |
40 |
4 |
| Aplysia gigantea |
400 |
1 |
| Austraeolis ornata |
19 |
1 |
| Ceratosoma amoenum |
20 |
3 |
| Ceratosoma brevicaudatum |
150 |
3 |
| Doriopsilla miniata |
15 |
1 |
| Doriprismatica atromarginata |
60 |
2 |
| Elysia sp. |
11 |
1 |
| Flabellina rubrolineata |
13 |
1 |
| Goniobranchus daphne |
21 |
2 |
| Goniobranchus splendidus |
23 |
2 |
| Goniodoridella savignyi |
3 |
2 |
| Hypselodoris bennetti |
18 |
3 |
| Mexichromis festiva |
16 |
1 |
| Pteraeolidia ianthina |
15-180 |
4 |
| Thecacera pennigera |
15 |
1 |
Photos
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| Ceratosoma brevicaudatum belongs to the more common branchs in Nelson Bay. I had never seen it before. It can vary in size dramatically. The species count relating to all common branchs might be understated, because I started to ignore them. |
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| Elysia sp. could be a described species. But this is one of the genus where I am simply not up to date and not sure if the revision has already been published. |
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| I list this branch as Mexichromis festiva. It belongs to the colour group with yellow marginal mantle bands and red dots. |
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| The white fuzzy lines on the mantle of Doriopsilla miniata could be showing better. I simply chose this photo because I love the perfoliate rhinophores showing so clearly. I found this branch on an empty shell. |
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