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At night at low tide (just beginning to rise) in a rock pool (with channels allowing remnants of swells to trickle through).Littoral zone in front of the guests accommodation, Home Beach.

Tiny speck size nudibranch in rock pool

On the J4 Sub.

Crosslandia cf viridis (undescribed)

Found by J. Baker in sample of Zonaria from 8m deep, collected under permit by L. Baade.

Identity by R. Burn.

only approximately 4cm

too small and black to identify, but you can see the branchs in the photos. Any ideas?

Ledges dive site
IDing the sea star

Almost certain is a Tergipes genus but can’t identify the species. The egg cases don’t match with the species that have already been posted. Any ideas?

Again a few active ones at night. I got 'stung' again and no pain. This one is strange with the orange dots all over. perhaps part of a stage in reproduction.

Aeolid Sea-slug

Size 40mm. Feeding. Several specimens. On jetty pylon. temp 18c.

with eggs

Giant Kelp Forest

love the molt!