Reserva Cultural Natural Playa Larga
Departamento Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego · Argentina
What have people found?
Tooth star, spotted jelly and flattened crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Magellanic unicorn, magellanic copper limpet and chilean blue mussel 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 January and October.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 200 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 Reserva Cultural Natural Playa Larga?
Species records from iNaturalist
Magellanic UnicornAcanthina monodon
Magellanic Copper LimpetNacella magellanica
Chilean Blue MusselMytilus chilensis
Tractor CrabPeltarion spinosulus
Lesson's False LimpetSiphonaria lessonii
Common Fjord Sea StarCosmasterias lurida
Adenocystis utricularisAdenocystis utricularis
Cholga musselAulacomya atra
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Gevers's TrophonTrophon geversianus
Cinderella Sea StarAnasterias antarctica
Spotted JellyDesmonema gaudichaudi
Camouflaged Spiny Sea CradlePlaxiphora aurata
Tooth StarOdontaster penicillatus
Flattened CrabHalicarcinus planatus
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