Playa La Tranquera
Deseado, Santa Cruz · Argentina
What have people found?
Giant barnacle, european ascidian and soft gingerbread hem star turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Southern king crab, reticulated spiny star and delicate sea slug are the usual finds. ~50 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from May and June.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 650 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code
What lives at Playa La Tranquera?
Species records from iNaturalist
Southern King CrabLithodes santolla
Reticulated Spiny StarPoraniopsis echinaster
Delicate Sea SlugTyrinna delicata
Plumose AnemoneMetridium senile
Cinderella Sea StarAnasterias antarctica
Common Fjord Sea StarCosmasterias lurida
Large Warted DorisDoris fontainii
WakameUndaria pinnatifida
Giant BarnacleAustromegabalanus psittacus
Swarming Squat LobsterGrimothea gregaria
European ascidianAscidiella aspersa
Soft Gingerbread Hem StarCycethra verrucosa
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Lobed AnemoneAntholoba achates
Dotted Bristle Sea SlugDiaulula punctuolata
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