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Playa Colcura

Provincia de Concepción, Región del Biobío · Chile

What have people found?

Common light-striated sea star, chilean bat star and spoon luga are the usual finds. ~33 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Tomé, 60 kilometers away.

Tide

We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.

View the predicted tide at Playa Desembocadura, 35 kilometers away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from October and November.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Colcura?

Species records from iNaturalist

Common Light-striated Sea StarStichaster striatus
Chilean Bat StarPatiria chilensis
Bellia pictaBellia picta
Allopetrolisthes punctatusAllopetrolisthes punctatus
Oulactis concinnataOulactis concinnata
spoon lugaMazzaella laminarioides
Chiton granosusChiton granosus
Chilean Kelp CrabTaliepus dentatus
Pacific Sand CrabEmerita analoga
Purple MusselPerumytilus purpuratus
Rowing CrabOvalipes trimaculatus
Purple crabHomalaspis plana
Scurria zebrinaScurria zebrina
Chilean Hairy ChitonChaetopleura benaventei
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
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