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18-09-2021 Mangrove Boardwalk – Intertidal

DAY/DATE

Saturday

18/09/2021

SITE/S

Mangrove Boardwalk

 

PARTICIPANTS

Julie & Terry

 

TYPE

Intertidal

 

MODE

Intertidal searching

 

VESSEL

 

DIVE

1 Session

 

SITE/S

Mangrove Boardwalk

Golden Beach

SPECIES #

2

 

DURATION

1 Hour

 

DEPTH/RANGE

Very shallow

 

TEMP.

 

VIS.

 

SURGE

 

CURRENT

 

COMMENTS & OBSERVATIONS

Conditions were sunny but windy, with a 0.26m low tide. The seagrass beds were exposed but alas no critters were to be found within the sea grass. A search of the pools of standing water on the sand however revealed a diversity of life. Upon investigating a moon snail, movement caught our eye and a Gymnodoris was sighted. This set the focus and the searching continued, with 2 sea slug species observed. We also witnessed green worms attacking a beach worm, an anemone and lots of moon snails.

Taxonomic Diversity:

Our Historical Data:
-This was our fifth survey at this site since the first on 3/11/2019.
– We have recorded 5 species at this site. Bakawan fusca was first seen here in November 2019.
– This was our first record of Gymnodoris sp. 16 at this site.

+++ New Species
+ First time sighted at this site
# Most commonly sighted at this site with %

TOTAL SPECIES SIGHTED: 2

 

SPECIES LIST – ALPHABETICAL

Bakawan fusca -5
Gymnodoris sp. 16 -15 +

SPECIES GROUPED BY ORDER

Nudibranchia
Gymnodoris sp. 16 -15

Cephalaspidea
Bakawan fusca -5

Sacoglossa

Umbraculoidea

Pleurobranchoidea

Anaspidea

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