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Auto Club

Provincia de Antofagasta, Región de Antofagasta · Chile

What have people found?

Dead man's fingers, black sea urchin and peruvian periwinkle turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Red sea anemone, south american multiradiate sun star and cunjevoi are the usual finds. ~32 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 August and December.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 100 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 Auto Club?

Species records from iNaturalist

Phymanthea pluviaPhymanthea pluvia
Red Sea AnemoneAnemonia alicemartinae
South American Multiradiate Sun StarHeliaster helianthus
CunjevoiPyura praeputialis
Dead Man's FingersCodium fragile
Black Sea UrchinArbacia nigra
Phymactis papillosaPhymactis papillosa
Enoplochiton nigerEnoplochiton niger
Peruvian periwinkleEchinolittorina peruviana
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
Chilean AbaloneConcholepas concholepas
Common Light-striated Sea StarStichaster striatus
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
Purple MusselPerumytilus purpuratus
Dictyota kunthiiDictyota kunthii
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