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SOL/LUNA editorial · CAL table

Species

Beadlet anemone

Actinia equina

The beadlet anemone lives in rocky pools and crevices. At low tide it is one of the animals that must tolerate waves, drying, heat, and changing salinity.

What it is

An intertidal anemone found in rocky pools and crevices.

Where to notice it

Low-tide rockpools and rocky shorelines.

When to notice it

Best at low tide.

Why it matters

A good entry point into intertidal ecology.

Questions

What animals can you see from the Galician coast?

From the Galician coast, people may see seabirds, dolphins, occasionally porpoises or whales offshore, and many intertidal animals at low tide such as anemones, crabs, mussels, and sea urchins. Rocky shores, rías, and headland lookouts hold different communities. What you notice depends on habitat, season, tide, and sea state. Low tide opens the rockpools. Feeding birds gather where food is near the surface. None of that is a guaranteed list for a given hour.

Keep reading
Ocean life of the Galician coast: a field guideWhat rockpools reveal at low tide
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Written by the Atalaia team. Atlas of the Atlantic. Method at /about.