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Grotticelle

Vibo Valentia, Calabria · Italy

What have people found?

Mauve stinger, bearded fireworm and snakelocks anemone are the usual finds. ~20 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Punta del Messinese, 65 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Grotticelle for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~6:00in the dark~19:30
  2. Mon 16 Nov~7:00in the dark~20:30
  3. Tue 17 Nov~8:00in the dark~22:00

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from April and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 700 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 Grotticelle?

Species records from iNaturalist

Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Bearded FirewormHermodice carunculata
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Mottled Shore CrabPachygrapsus transversus
Fried Egg JellyCotylorhiza tuberculata
Italian Sea SlaterLigia italica
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
Black sea urchinArbacia lixula
Mediterranean Cone SnailConus ventricosus
Purple Sea StarOphidiaster ophidianus
Chocolate-band SnailEobania vermiculata
PennyweedHalimeda tuna
Leopard Sea SlugPeltodoris atromaculata
Star CoralAstroides calycularis
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