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Posted by Max Bottomtime on April 16, 2017 at 20:36:57:

Kevin Lee and I checked out a reef just north of Kevin's Reef this morning. It was surgy and the vis was low but that wasn't the first thing we noticed. We dropped into 49° water and felt it all day.

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I picked a bad time to give the butler the day off

The reef was occupied by a hoard of nudibranchs. The usual suspects covered most of the reef and Kevin even found three Jorunna pardus. I had only seen one before so that made my day.

 photo Jorunna pardus Leopard Dorid 3_zpszaa9bxsi.jpg

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Jorunna pardus, Leopard dorid

 photo Acarnus erithacus Red Volcano Sponge_zpsnfhevsa7.jpg
Acarnus erithacus, Red Volcano Sponge

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Distaplia sp.

 photo Dendrodoris nigromaculata_zpsxtkgqjud.jpg
Dendrodoris nigromaculata

 photo Toxadocia spp._zpsc6zt4nkc.jpg
Toxadocia spp.

 photo Acanthancora cyanocrypta Cobalt sponge_zpsqadipfh4.jpg
Acanthancora cyanocrypta, Cobalt sponge

 photo Cancellaria cooperi Coopers nutmeg_zpswr0akoqj.jpg
Cancellaria cooperi, Coopers nutmeg
Identification thanks to Paul Kanner

 photo Cadlina luteomarginata_zps8kuaodzq.jpg
Cadlina luteomarginata

We moved to the Redondo Barge where we found very murky water above the barge but it wasn't bad on the bottom. A purple striped jelly floated by before we jumped in. It's the first jelly I've seen here in a couple of years. Maybe life will return to the area.

 photo Limaria hemphilli Swimming file clam_zpse17hyrcj.jpg
Limaria hemphilli, Swimming file clam

 photo Aeolidiella oliviae Olives Aeolid 4_zpso9v6o0oh.jpg

 photo Aeolidiella oliviae Olives Aeolid 3_zpsrlialnax.jpg

 photo Aeolidiella oliviae Olives Aeolid_zpsaxm80uf7.jpg
Juvenile Aeolidiella oliviae, Olive's Aeolid

 photo Hermissend opalescens_zpsnp5t0zbc.jpg
Hermissenda opalescens

 photo Chlamydoconcha orcutti_zpsinx1ahcq.jpg
Chlamydoconcha orcutti

 photo Diaperoforma californica_zpsxiih8l0z.jpg
Diaperoforma californica

 photo Leucilla nuttingi Stalked vase sponge 2_zpsull0o3wq.jpg

 photo Leucilla nuttingi Stalked vase sponge_zpsmoy78abm.jpg
Leucilla nuttingi, Stalked vase sponge

 photo Watersipora subtorquata 2_zpsvqqocdrh.jpg
Watersipora subtorquata



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