Over lunch Zee and I sent funny messages to Graham. We also worked on identifying many of my unknown
nudis. It’s so much more fun when you
have at least one other brancher to compare notes with.
During one of my dives I thought I ought to have a “Big
Year” for my 50th birthday where I try to see as many nudis as
possible. Hmm…
On the afternoon dive we saw schooling pygmy mating
wunderpus!!!
OK, just kidding but we did see mating wunderpus. The little male was riding on top of the big
female… while she foraged for food. Does
that mean the sex was so good that she was now hungry? Or was the sex so bad she was bored and
wanted a sandwich (a la George Castanza).
One will never know…
I was almost to deco and my camera wouldn’t focus so I got a
couple of really bad Go Pro videos of it.
I’ll try to screencapture a still and post it.
We rallied for a night dive and they mentioned there might
be a Kalinga ornata. But no dice. L I did backlight a batfish for the first time
though. That was pretty cool.
119 - Phyllodesmium undulatum
120 - Unknown (maybe Notobryon wardi but so tough to tell)
121 - Unknown (White blobby - also maybe a Notobryon wardi)
122 - Phyllodesmium longicirrum
123 - Marionia arborescens
124 - Flabellina sp. 7
125 - Hypselodoris sp. 14
126 - Notodoris gardineri
127 - Rostanga sp. 2
128 - Okenia kendi
129 - Unknown (just itty bitty - you can see brown
rhinophores)
130 - Unknown (Eubranchus with white rhinophores and see
through sacs with orange branches in them)
131 - Carminodoris flammea
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