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22-01-2021 La Balsa Park

DAY/DATE

Friday

22/01/2021

SITE/S

La Balsa Park

 

PARTICIPANTS

Julie, David

 

TYPE

Subtidal

 

MODE

Shore Entry

 

VESSEL

 

DIVE

1

 

SITE/S

La Balsa Park (Fish Cage Entry)

 

SPECIES #

14

 

DURATION

128 Min

 

DEPTH/RANGE

To 5.6 m

 

TEMP.

27 C

 

VIS.

3 m

 

SURGE

 

CURRENT

Usual tidal run

 

COMMENTS & OBSERVATIONS

We caught up with Deb Aston pre and post dive and crossed paths underwater. Not a great deal to comment on except perhaps the Eubranchus sp. 10 deep in the hydroids their presence betrayed by their spawn.

TOTAL SPECIES SIGHTED: 14

 

SPECIES LIST – ALPHABETICAL

Cratena lineata -8
Doto sp. 03 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -4
Flabellina lotos -6
Goniobranchus daphne -6
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniodoridella sp. 01 -12
Gymnodoris sp. 09 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -14
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Unidentia sp. 01 -14
Unidentia sp. 02 -9
Unidentia sp. 11 -1

SPECIES GROUPED BY ORDER

Nudibranchia
Cratena lineata -8
Doto sp. 03 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -4
Flabellina lotos -6
Goniobranchus daphne -6
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniodoridella sp. 01 -12
Gymnodoris sp. 09 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -14
Tenellia sp. 23 -1
Unidentia sp. 01 -14
Unidentia sp. 02 -9
Unidentia sp. 11 -1

Cephalaspidea

Sacoglossa

Umbraculoidea

Pleurobranchoidea

Anaspidea

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