Rt Planike

What have people found?

Spiny starfish, mermaid's wine glass and mediterranean red sea star are the usual finds. ~21 distinct species have been recorded here.

Tide

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

View the predicted tide at Soline, 26 kilometers away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from June and September.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 350 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 Rt Planike?

Species records from iNaturalist

Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Mermaid's wine glassAcetabularia acetabulum
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
White Sea StarCoscinasterias tenuispina
Banded Dye-murexHexaplex trunculus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
red sea squirtHalocynthia papillosa
Basque BeretCodium bursa
Striped Hermit CrabPagurus anachoretus
Gold SpongeAplysina aerophoba
Thuridilla hopeiThuridilla hopei
Leopard Sea SlugPeltodoris atromaculata
grey leather spongeIrcinia oros
Golden AnemoneCondylactis aurantiaca
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