Amanda armata 15mm length. Seen often at A-Frame. Ancula sp. 20mm length. Only seen before in Knysna. Caloria sp.1 40mm length. Seen only once before, at A-Frame Cratena capensis. 10mm length. Very common at Percy's. Cuthona speciosa 10mm length. Not uncommon, but due to small size rarely seen. Doto coronata 20mm length. Only seen once before, the previous day, at Oudekraal! Facelina olivacea 20mm length. Only seen once before, the previous day, at Oudekraal! Phyllodesmium horridus 40mm length. Group of 3, first sighting of species for Guido, common at Percy's. Trapania sp.1 15mm length. First sighting by Guido and Peter. All photos by Guido Zsilavecz	Nudibranchs at Percy's Hole This dive site is just north of the better-known "Crosses" at Rooi Els. Two rocky ridges parallel to shore form a safe entry and exit site, with a narrow head where the bottom drops off dramatically to 14m, with a stunning wall covered with soft and fan corals. A large, quite long swim-through can be reached by turning right at the "heads" and going along the wall. There are many large boulders, all covered thickly by our many colourful invertebrates, and, as we discovered, many nudibranchs. We saw the following, of which some of the more interesting ones are shown on the photos on the left (sighting comments are Guido's): Amanda armata (no common name) Ancula sp. (no common name) Cadlina sp.2 (no common name Caloria sp.1 (no common name) Cratena capensis White-tipped nudibranch Cuthona speciosa (no common name) Doto coronata (no common name) Facelina olivacea (no common name) Janolus capensis Silver nudibranch Hypselodoris capensis Cape dorid Limacia clavigera Orange-clubbed nudibranch Notobryon wardi Iridescent nudibranch Phyllodesmium horridus Coral nudibranch Polycera capensis Crowned nudibranch Tambja capensis Black nudibranch Trapania sp.1 (no common name) Tritonia nilsodneri (no common name)
References: Nudibranchs of Southern Africa - a guide to the opisthobranch molluscs of southern Africa, T Gosliner, 1987. Two Oceans, A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa, GM Branch, CL Griffiths, ML Branch and LE Beckley, 1994. Australian nudibranch news, No.3, November 1998.
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