Fly Point Nelson Bay, 28/11/2014, 13:16 hrs for 77 minutes, 21 degrees water temperature, 15 metres visibility
Aphelodoris varia 28 5
Aplysia gigantea 600 1
Bullina lineata 20 2
Ceratosoma amoenum 12 1
Ceratosoma brevicaudatum 15 1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 45 7
Elysia sp. 13 2
Flabellina rubrolineata 23 1
Goniobranchus daphne 21 4
Goniobranchus splendidus 20 4
Goniodoridella sp. 2 (aka wrongly Goniodoris aspersa) 14 3
Goniodoridella savignyi 3 1
Hypselodoris bennetti 22 10
Mexichromis festiva 10 1
Plocamopherus imperialis 14 1
Pteraeolidia ianthina 30-250 15
Thecacera pennigera 21 6
Thorunna daniellae 22 1
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| Hypselodoris bennetti mating |
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| The locals call it Aplysia gigantea, so I did not double-check the ID. But don't quote me, because the Sea Slug Forum says that this species is at home in Western Australia and the East Coast species should be Aplysia extraordinaria. Several of these giants were seen in both dive sites. One individual was hurt and pushed into the rocks by the surge. |
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| A few big ones of this species in different spots. It is what I call Goniodoridella sp. 2 (and everyone else Goniodoris aspersa). Of course, I am right :-) Goniodoris aspersa is a different critter with perfoliate rhinophores. But who cares. |
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