In Santa Cruz County, tide pools are found from Lighthouse Point to Davenport. Other popular tide pool locations include Pleasure Point, The Hook, Natural Bridges State Park, Capitola Beach/New Brighton State Park, Scott Creek Beach and Greyhound Rock Beach
Species included:
ALABASTER NUDIBRANCH (Dirona albolineata) • BAT STAR (Patiria miniata) • CALIFORNIA MUSSLE (Mytilus californianus) • DUNGENESS CRAB (Metacarcinus magister) • EASTERN PACIFIC RED OCTOPUS (Octopus rubescens) • GIANT GREEN ANEMONE (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) • GOOSENECK BARNACLE (Pollicipes polymerus) • HOPKIN’S ROSE NUDIBRANCH (Ceratodoris rosacea) • MAROON HERMIT CRAB (Pagurus hemphilli) • MONKEYFACE EEL (Cebidichthys violaceus) • NORTHERN CLINGFISH (Gobiesox maeandricus) • OCHRE SEA STAR (Pisaster ochraceus) • OPALESCENT NUDIBRANCH (Hermissenda opalescens) • PACIFIC PURPLE SEA URCHIN (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) • PACIFIC ROCK CRAB (Romaleon antennarium) • PACIFIC SEA LEMON (Peltodoris nobilis) • PURPLE SHORE CRAB (Hemigrapsus nudus) • RED ROCK CRAB (Cancer productus) • SEA CLOWN TRIOPHA (Triopha catalinae) • SHIELD BACK KELP CRAB (Pugettia productus) • SPOTTED TRIOPHA (Triopha maculata) • STRIPED SHORE CRAB (Pachygrapsus crassipes) • TIDEPOOL SCULPIN (Oligocottus maculosus)
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