Saturday, September 27, 2014

An Interesting Find in North Imperial Beach

The small breakwaters harbor many interesting species, much more easily viewed at low tide. These were observed yesterday, during the afternoon.

This Calliostoma canaliculatum was a first in my personal observations. It was clearly the find-of-the-day.

Calliostoma canaliculatum
There are abundant Acanthina lugubris here, as at many rocky locations in San Diego County.

Acanthina lugubris
Striped Shore Crabs (Pachygrapsus crassipes) were abundant amongst the rocks.

Pachygrapsus crassipes