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Posted by Merry on November 08, 2010 at 09:27:01:

In Reply to: Surge, dirty water and a baitball at White Point Rock posted by Max Bottomtime on November 07, 2010 at 17:08:17:

The Palos Verdes cliffs provided their usual spectacular backdrop for our run around the peninsula yesterday morning. We made good time on a gentle west swell; it was a beautiful day.

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After we anchored, we noticed sea birds gathering at a distant baitball, and they just kept coming.

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Patrick will be jazzed to learn that Doris montereyensis brings the total to 15 species of nudibranchs that we've seen at White Point Rock. This one appeared to be feeding on a sponge of the same color.

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Perhaps due to the remarkable assortment of bryozoans and sponges available as a food source, we found 4 species of nudi mating and laying eggs yesterday. Phil posted the mating Diaulula.

Here are 3 Triopha catalinae sandwiching eggs between blades of red algae.

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There are 7 Doriopsilla albopunctata in this attractive clump, but the surge storm won this one.

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Peltodoris nobilis was laying eggs last week, too.

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