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Punta Morro

Municipio de Ensenada, Baja California · Mexico

What have people found?

Banded brittle star, giant keyhole limpet and speckled tegula turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Sunburst anemone, gooseneck barnacle and striped shore crab are the usual finds. ~120 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.

Tide

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

View the predicted tide at Punta San Isidro, 42 miles away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from April and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 650 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 Morro?

Species records from iNaturalist

Sunburst AnemoneAnthopleura sola
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
California SeahareAplysia californica
Blueband Hermit CrabPagurus samuelis
Pink Volcano BarnacleTetraclita rubescens
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
Wavy TurbanMegastraea undosa
Banded Brittle StarOphionereis annulata
Giant Keyhole LimpetMegathura crenulata
California MusselMytilus californianus
Feather Boa KelpEgregia menziesii
Speckled TegulaTegula gallina
Black SeahareAplysia vaccaria
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