Jodugulla Palem Beach
Visakhapatnam Urban, Andhra Pradesh · India
What have people found?
Blue tube sponge, maroon stone crab and blotched nerite turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Anjuna anemone, pot-hole urchin and mottled lightfoot crab are the usual finds. ~117 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.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from January and April.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 150 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 Jodugulla Palem Beach?
Species records from iNaturalist
Anjuna AnemoneAnthopleura anjunae
pot-hole urchinStomopneustes variolaris
Mottled Lightfoot CrabGrapsus albolineatus
Green Button PolypPalythoa mutuki
Arabian CowrieMauritia arabica
Banded-leg swimming crabCharybdis annulata
Blue Tube SpongeHaliclona caerulea
Sea GrapesCaulerpa racemosa
Broadleaf Sea LettuceUlva lactuca
Christmas Tree HydroidPennaria disticha
blotched neriteNerita albicilla
Chthamalus malayensisChthamalus malayensis
Maroon Stone CrabMenippe rumphii
Common Triton SnailGyrineum natator
Padina tetrastromaticaPadina tetrastromatica
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