Praia de Bastiagueiriño
A Coruña, Galicia · Spain
What have people found?
Cantabrian nudibranch, star tunicate and common brittle star turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Montagu's crab, snakelocks anemone and cushion star are the usual finds. ~158 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Praia da Ribeira, 88 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from July and August.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 400 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 Praia de Bastiagueiriño?
Species records from iNaturalist
Felimare villafrancaFelimare villafranca
Montagu's CrabXantho hydrophilus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Cushion StarAsterina gibbosa
Star TunicateBotryllus schlosseri
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
Common Brittle StarOphiothrix fragilis
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Cantabrian NudibranchFelimare cantabrica
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Rudmania purpureaRudmania purpurea
Aeolidiella alderiAeolidiella alderi
Pleurehdera stellataPleurehdera stellata
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
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