Recent observations

Aplysia punctata group and eggs

Reports from last weekend when the weather was fine and settled combined with spring tide: Friday it reached 11.1 metres, and low was 1.1 metres, the sea temperature was 10.2 ̊ C.

The numerous Seahares Aplysia punctata that had been reported on previous tides were still about in large numbers from the Dogs Nest to Gorey (and probably in other areas), there were a large number of eggs visible on strands of weed.

Sea lemon at Anneport

At Anneport a couple of nudibranchs (from the Latin nudus meaning naked, and Greek brankhia meaning gills) firstly a Rostanga rubra which is said to feed on the red sponge Ophlitaspongia seriata. Also there was an Acanthodoris pilosa

Bottlenose dolphins reported in St Aubin’s Bay over the weekend, surprisingly few reports at the moment considering the sea has been fairly settled.

Tags: Nudibranchs, Seahare, spring tide