DAY/DATE
Saturday
18/09/2021
SITE/S
Mangrove Boardwalk
PARTICIPANTS
Julie & Terry
TYPE
Intertidal
MODE
Intertidal searching
VESSEL
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DIVE
1 Session
SITE/S
Mangrove Boardwalk
Golden Beach
SPECIES #
2
DURATION
1 Hour
DEPTH/RANGE
Very shallow
TEMP.
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VIS.
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SURGE
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CURRENT
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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:
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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
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Umbraculoidea
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Pleurobranchoidea
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Anaspidea
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