Punta Cuevas
Departamento Atlántico, Chubut · Argentina
What have people found?
Fleshy keyhole limpet, compass sea squirt and patagonian tegula turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Naked green sea urchin, european green crab and plumose anemone are the usual finds. ~59 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 February.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 1000 feet 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. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code
What lives at Punta Cuevas?
Species records from iNaturalist
Naked Green Sea UrchinArbacia dufresnii
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Plumose AnemoneMetridium senile
Common Fjord Sea StarCosmasterias lurida
WakameUndaria pinnatifida
Tehuelche scallopAequipecten tehuelchus
Corynactis carneaCorynactis carnea
Parabunodactis imperfectaParabunodactis imperfecta
Patagonian TegulaTegula patagonica
South American Sea NettleChrysaora plocamia
Large Warted DorisDoris fontainii
Fleshy Keyhole LimpetFissurellidea patagonica
Cinderella Sea StarAnasterias antarctica
Soft Gingerbread Hem StarCycethra verrucosa
Compass Sea SquirtAsterocarpa humilis
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