COMMENTS & OBSERVATIONS

Conditions were perfect for a shore dive at Horseshoe Bay. A relatively early start meant that we were able to avoid the holiday crowds and embark on a dive around the western headland. Although not a lot of species were sighted we were pleased to find a new species of Cerberilla for our list. This species bears a close resemblance to Cerberilla sp. 9 in Gosliner et al, 2018. The critter quickly buried itself in the soft substrate and we were unable to find it to get further photos.

Taxonomic Diversity:
4 of the species sighted were nudibranchs, with 2 being dorids comprising 2 x phanerobranchs (non-retractile gill) and 0 x cryptobranch (retractable gill) and 0 x porostomes (suctorial feeders). The other 2 nudibranchs were aeolids. A single sacoglossan rounds out the species count.

Our Historical data:
– We have now completed 8 surveys at this site since our first on 12/06/2018.
– 18 species have been recorded at this site.
– This site last surveyed on 09/04/2023
(Historical data courtesy of Terry Farr, who extracts it from his comprehensive database.)

Guide to Symbols:
+++ New Species
+ First time sighted at this site
# Most commonly sighted at this site with %

TOTAL SPECIES SIGHTED: 5

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