Re: Chromodoris collingwoodi from South China

October 16, 2003
From: Mabel Fang

Dear Bill
Thank you for your wonderful and prompt assistance. To add further insight to the dive location, I have included some additional information.

'7 Skies' is a shipping tanker which sank in the late 1960s after some explosions on board. The wreck is still intact and sits upright on the seabed at about 170 feet. The top of the wreck which is essentially the bridge tower, is around 110 feet. The wreck is now encrusted with a kaleidoscope of soft coral. '7 Skies' draws many weekend liveaboard divers with the promise of pelagic sightings. It certainly lived up to the promise as a whale shark, manta ray and schools of barracuda decided to pay us a visit on that day. We were pleasantly surprised when in-between all the 'big game' action, we stumbled upon the Chromodoris collingwoodi. The little fella was spotted at about 120 feet, on the bridge tower, and was less than 1 cm in length. On a less than perfect day, it would have been almost impossible to find the nudibranch, let alone photograph it because the divesite is usually washed by strong currents and bottom time is limited.
Best regards
Mabel Fang

barramundi@ooi-online.com

Fang, M., 2003 (Oct 16) Re: Chromodoris collingwoodi from South China. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11252

Thanks Mabel,
Bill Rudman

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