Intertidal Critter

An intertidal critter (mostly spineless) just trying to stay alive - and hoping the gulls don't eat me.

[The California Coast @TheCACoast]

Oh gosh, just realized it's December. Here's a nudibranch to help you celebrate California almost-winter.

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A teeny tiny Rostanga pulchra, the red #nudibranch, to add a bit of color to your day.

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Happy #SeaSlugDay! Here are some color variations of Triopha maculata found on @TheCACoast to celebrate!

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Still a lot of Hopkins' Rose (Okenia rosacea) #nudibranchs in central @TheCACoast tidepools! #ElNiño #intertidal

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Start your morning off right by gazing adoringly at the white-spotted sea goddess (Doriopsilla albopunctata).

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A vertebrate found in the rocky #intertidal is the #tidepool sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus); color = variable.

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Happy #WorldOctopusDay from one salty critter to another. (This is a red octopus, Octopus rubescens.)

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Ride-hitching hooked slipper snails (Crepidula adunca) are protandric hermaphrodites: 1st male, then become female.

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An above-average pink sea star (Pisaster brevispinus) with an above-average number of arms. #intertidal #starfish

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Sometimes, this is the best way to tidepool. Amazing what you'll see when you slow down. #BellyBiology #intertidal

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This teeny tiny Northern Clingfish (Gobiesox maeandricus) just wants to cling to your heart. #intertidal @TheCACoast

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A Hopkins' Rose (Okenia rosacea), gracefully navigating the #intertidal obstacle course of iridescent algae.

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Sign up for @TheCACoast #CoastalCleanupDay on Saturday! Keeping the beaches clean helps to keep our tidepools clean. http://t.co/xgXEUha5P4

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Halosaccion glandiforme - sea sacs, aka nature's #intertidal bubble wrap. #algae #tidepools @TheCACoast

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What's your favorite @TheCACoast #intertidal creature? Or favorite #tidepools? This red octopus would like to know.

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Teeny-tiny Pisaster ochraceus (ochre #starfish) doing its best to survive AND regrow a lost arm. #intertidal #seastar

[Monterey Bay Aquarium @MontereyAq]

Sea lemons breathe through the rosette of gills on their back. #BigBlueLive More: http://t.co/PsKO1WgSBP

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Here's Duxbury Reef in Bolinas, Marin County. @TheCACoast rocky #intertidal #tidepools. Where do you tidepool?

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What's your favorite @TheCACoast rocky #intertidal area? Where do you like to #tidepool?

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The yellow-edged cadlina #nudibranch (Cadlina luteomarginata). Pretty much all parts of it are white tipped w yellow!