Taylor's Mistake Beach
Canterbury · New Zealand
What have people found?
Tasmanian blue mussel, olive anemone and new zealand green-lipped mussel turn up here more than at our other rock pools. New zealand common cushion star, kaeo sea tulip and blue tube worm are the usual finds. ~143 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.
Tide
We do not have the numbers a tide curve is drawn from for this stretch of coast yet.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from April and May.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 250 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 Taylor's Mistake Beach?
Species records from iNaturalist
New Zealand Common Cushion StarPatiriella regularis
Kaeo Sea TulipPyura pachydermatina
Blue Tube WormSpirobranchus cariniferus
Snakeskin ChitonSypharochiton pelliserpentis
New Zealand Green-lipped MusselPerna canaliculus
Ornate LimpetCellana ornata
Little Black MusselXenostrobus neozelanicus
Radiate LimpetCellana radians
Cat's Eye SnailLunella smaragdus
Tasmanian Blue MusselMytilus planulatus
Eleven-armed Sea StarCoscinasterias muricata
Cook's TurbanCookia sulcata
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Olive AnemoneIsactinia olivacea
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
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