Dives 1408 - 1418

Unknown Bivalve

Peculiar tentacles and anemone-like parts.

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0120

Larry L. Jackson

Bat Volute

Cymbiola vespertilio

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0121

Larry L. Jackson

Scheele's Conger

Ariosoma scheelei

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0122

Larry L. Jackson

Berry's Bobtail Squid

Eupyrmna berryi - digging in.

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0123

Larry L. Jackson

Ponderose Helmet

Casmaria ponderosa - darker shell than previous individuals.

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0125

Larry L. Jackson

Beautiful Platydoris

Platydoris pulcra

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0126

Larry L. Jackson

Eyed Cowrie

Lyncina lynx

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0130

Larry L. Jackson

Channelled Tun

Tonna cepa

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0131

Larry L. Jackson

Elbow Crab

Parthenope validus

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0133

Larry L. Jackson

Undescribed Tenellia

Tenellia species 15

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0136

Larry L. Jackson

Bubble Snail

Atys ukelele

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0139

Larry L. Jackson

Eyed Sea Hare

Aplysia oculifera

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0140

Larry L. Jackson

Reticulated Headshield Slug

Philinopsis reticulata

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0142

Larry L. Jackson

Spiny Flathead

Onigocia spinosa

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0143

Larry L. Jackson

Variegated Fig Shell

Ficus variegata

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0144

Larry L. Jackson

Peron's Pleurobranchus

Pleurobranchus peronii

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0147

Larry L. Jackson

Unknown Brittle Star

Ophiothrix species

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0150

Larry L. Jackson

Beautiful Platydoris

Platydoris pulchra

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0151

Larry L. Jackson

Undetermined Crab

Oncinopus species - covering looks like sponge.

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0153

Larry L. Jackson

Slug-like Cowrie

Cypraea limacina - unique mantle.

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0155

Larry L. Jackson

Ponderose Helmet

Casmaria ponderosa

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0156

Larry L. Jackson

Zanzibar Urchin Shrimp

Tuleariocaris zanzibarica

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0158

Larry L. Jackson

Weasel Cone

Conus mustelinus

Agahuta, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1416#0001

Larry L. Jackson

Willey's Halgerda

Halgerda willeyi

Agahuta, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1416#0003

Larry L. Jackson

Blackspot Damsel

Pomacentrus stigma

Agahuta, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1416#0004

Larry L. Jackson

Black-margined Damsel

Pomacentrus nigromarginatus

Agahuta, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1416#0005

Larry L. Jackson

Unknown Chromodoris

Chromodoris species - I can't find this one in any book or online.

Agahuta, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1416#0007

Larry L. Jackson

Common Egg Cowrie

Ovula ovum

Agahuta, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1416#0011

Larry L. Jackson

Common Egg Cowrie

Ovula ovum

Agahuta, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1416#0014

Larry L. Jackson

Purple-spotted Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa - I wish the gills were out.

Back of Sombrero, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1417#0016

Larry L. Jackson

Kunie's Goniobranchus

Goniobranchus kuniei

Back of Sombrero, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1417#0019

Larry L. Jackson

Grand Pleurobranchus

Pleurobranchus grandis

Back of Sombrero, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1417#0029

Larry L. Jackson

Painted Scorpionfish

Parascorpaena picta - best guess.

Back of Sombrero, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1417#0032

Larry L. Jackson

Kubaryana's Nembrotha

Nembrotha kubaryana

Back of Sombrero, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1417#0033

Larry L. Jackson

Miller's Nembrotha

Nembrotha milleri

Back of Sombrero, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1417#0038

Larry L. Jackson

Scalefin Anthias

Pseudanthias squamipinnis - this ridge goes out to Beatrice dive site in the channel, attracting a lot of Anthias.

Back of Sombrero, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1417#0041

Larry L. Jackson

Scalefin Anthias

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Back of Sombrero, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1417#0048

Larry L. Jackson

Hard Coral, 100 feet

Eguchipsammia species - This dive site is very dark at this depth.

Mato Point, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1418#0051

Larry L. Jackson

Daisy Coral, 100 feet

Alveopora species

Mato Point, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1418#0052

Larry L. Jackson

Rosy Spindle Cowries

Phenacovolva rosea

Mato Point, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1418#0053

Larry L. Jackson

Undetermined Feather Star

Stephanometra species - really colorful.

Mato Point, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1418#0054

Larry L. Jackson

Comb Penshell

Atrina pectinata

Mato Point, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1418#0055

Larry L. Jackson

Colorful Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris infucata

Mato Point, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1418#0057

Larry L. Jackson

Colorful Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris infucata

Mato Point, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1418#0058

Larry L. Jackson

Undescribed Thorunna

Thorunna species 6

Mato Point, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1418#0061

Larry L. Jackson

Variable Fire Urchin juvenile

Asthenosoma varium

Mato Point, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1418#0062

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Undetermined Feather Star

Stephanometra species

Mato Point, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1418#0064

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Warty Frogfish juvenile

Antennarius maculatus - very small.

Mato Point, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 29, 2005

1418#0072

Larry L. Jackson