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2 2 Tidepool Crab

Tidepool Crab

by claunchieHalf Moon Bay, California, United States

California tidepool/coastal crab, ID ...

0 0 Sitting tidepool fish

Sitting tidepool fish

by MarcoNegovschiEstado de Colima, Mexico

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by cedreinkMonterey, California, USA

tidepool

1 0 chocolate chip star

chocolate chip star

by EllaSagarinSan Luis Potosí, Mexico

not for eating ;)

0 1 Black Katy Chiton

Black Katy Chiton

by hmreskOregon, USA

Rocky tidepool

1 0 Crab

Crab

by ScottHarteVanuatu

A neat mottled crab found in some tidepools

0 1 Tidepool Sculpin

Tidepool Sculpin

by ClarissaJeannetteSeattle, Washington, USA

Sculpin of some sort

0 1 Flatworm

Flatworm

by ScottHarteLuganville, Vanuatu

A flat worm found in the tidepools.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by KilouekaMonterey, California, USA

Found in tidepools in Monterey

1 0 Ochre Sea Star

Ochre Sea Star

by KalenYachats, Oregon, United States

purple starfish

0 0 Lined Shore Crab

Lined Shore Crab

by KalenYachats, Oregon, United States

crab

0 3 Giant Green Anemone

Giant Green Anemone

by TomBecherBandon, Oregon, USA

Found many of this species at low tide in

2 0 Striped Shore Crab

Striped Shore Crab

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Red, brown and green crab with stripes and spots.

0 0 Oval Flatworm

Oval Flatworm

by KatKilouekaAvalon, California, USA

1 4 unknown nudibranch

unknown nudibranch

by KristalWatrousCrystal Cove State Park - Los Trancos Area, USA

Nudibranch (I think) found in a tidepool at ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by CindyBinghamKeiserDana Point, California, USA

Worn, white shell about 4 inches long.

0 0 Willet

Willet

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Large, gray bird with long, gray legs. The bill is gray and straight.

0 0 Hermit Crab

Hermit Crab

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Crab and shell with dark stripes and green & pink coloring. Crab was hiding ...

0 2 Puff-Ball Algae

Puff-Ball Algae

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Bulbous green growth usually in groupings

2 3 Puff-ball Algae

Puff-ball Algae

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Puffy, green growth

0 2 Coralline algae

Coralline algae

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Purple plant-like growth. I suspect it's an algae.

2 0 Owl Limpet

Owl Limpet

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Mollusc with orange body and brown antenna

1 4 Ochre Starfish

Ochre Starfish

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Red starfish with orange spots

0 0 Sea Lettuce

Sea Lettuce

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Short, ribbon, plant-like growth on an exposed rock. Resembles garden vegetables

0 0 Sunburst Anemone

Sunburst Anemone

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Marine anemone with markings shooting out from the center in a sunburst pattern.

3 3 Wavy Turban Snail

Wavy Turban Snail

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Ocean creature with a shell that twirls like ice cream :)

2 3 California Two-spot Octopus

California Two-spot Octopus

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Brown mottled octopus

2 5 Surf Grass

Surf Grass

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Green flat bladed sea grass

4 0 Hermit Crab

Hermit Crab

by CindyBinghamKeiserDana Point, California, USA

Green crab with red antennae and a blue band on the legs.

0 0 Sea sponge

Sea sponge

by Chris Ince Jr.San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Me and some friends found it wading out to a

0 0 Sea anemones

Sea anemones

by Chris Ince Jr.San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Three in photo, out of a large grouping of anenomes and mussels in

9 4 Opalescent Nudibranch

Opalescent Nudibranch

by DonnaPomeroyHalf Moon Bay, California, USA

Nudibranch about 3/4 inch long with irridescent body. Found in shallow

1 0 Tidepool Ghost Shrimp?

Tidepool Ghost Shrimp?

by KatKilouekaAvalon, California, USA

Callianassa affinis or Neotrypaea biffari

4 3 Beach Hopper

Beach Hopper

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Tiny brown Amphipod with long antenna. The head is on the bottom right.

1 0 Tidepool Sculpin

Tidepool Sculpin

by ColinJoMoCannon Beach, Oregon, USA

Small brown fish, commonly found in tide pools in USA and Russia.

0 2 Opaleye

Opaleye

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, United States

Grayish fish with two white spots on either side of the dorsal fin.

7 0 Black Oystercatcher

Black Oystercatcher

by DonnaPomeroySan Mateo, California, USA

Rocky shoreline, feeding in tidepools.

0 0 Emarginate dogwinkle

Emarginate dogwinkle

by LeilahCalifornia, USA

Tidepools.

0 0 Coralline algae

Coralline algae

by LeilahCalifornia, USA

Tidepools at Agate Beach.

0 0 Mossy chiton

Mossy chiton

by LeilahCalifornia, USA

Tidepools at Agate Beach.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by LafcadioCannon Beach, Oregon, USA

In the tidepools at Haystack Rock.

0 0 aquatic snail

aquatic snail

by bbprevasNew Brunswick, Canada

small olive green and grey snails.

1 0 Angular Unicorn

Angular Unicorn

by JellisCalifornia, USA

Brown and white with angled markings. Predatory snail.

0 0 Sculpin

Sculpin

by mlinzie186Oregon, USA

Some kind of sculpin. Found on the Oregon coast.

6 3 Opalescent Nudibranch

Opalescent Nudibranch

by mlinzie186Oregon, USA

A nudibranch found on the Oregon coast

1 0 periwinkle

periwinkle

by KarenSaxtonBAYSIDE RV PARK., California, USA

small snails in the tidepools near the ...

1 0 Seaweed

Seaweed

by Hema ShahCalifornia, USA

Seaweed seen in the tidepool of Mendocino ...

0 0 Sea hare eggs

Sea hare eggs

by Hema ShahCalifornia, USA

eggs of a sea slug?

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