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Beach Combing

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My thoughts and experiences on the exposed outer coast. Lots of photos and a few words about intertidal nature. I’m always thinking about sandy beach connections to its sister ecosystems, the rocky intertidal, estuaries, and coastal forests. You can see photos of things I’ve found washed ashore on my Wrack Line pages. If you are looking for new takes on common intertidal algae, plants, and animals, I’m always updating my Variety of Life pages. I love the full-page layout on all theoutershores’ pages.

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Periwinkles out and about; one showing off its cute tentacles. If you know what they’re grazing on you really know your high intertidal algae. . . . Notes on names: I’ve always called these checkered periwinkles, Littorina scutulata. I think that’s about right. This morning the periwinkles favored tender Mazzaella parksii. You’ll see Fucus in the lower left #intertidal #pnw #oregoncoast #oregonshores #tidepool #pacificshells
Callithamnion is a woolly beauty in the mussel beds. So much beauty, I guess, it goes by beauty bush. I’ve also seen it called dreadlocks- I’m all for that too. What’s your preference? Notes on names: The star of the show is Callithamnion, probably C. pikeanum. The backdrop is a bed of California mussels, Mytilus californianus. The yellow blades below the clumps of Callithamnion are Mazzaella (I think!), and the brownish tufts are Endocladia. See anything I missed? #intertidal #pnw #oregoncoast #oregonshores #tidepool #seaweed #algae #fbf
Macomas are small bivalve beauties you might come across on a beach walk. Drifted shells are likely to be bleached, and when they’re wet, you’ll see graceful concentric curves. Most of the shells I find are less than 2” (5 cm) in length, and I’ve always assumed they are a mix of Macoma inquinata (pointed), M. nasuta (bent-nose), and M. (Rexithaerus) secta (white sand), but there are alternatives among several similar macomas. #intertidal #pnw #oregoncoast #oregonshores #beaches #beachcombing #wrackline #tideline #pacificshells #tbt
The desiccation drama Notes on names: These two, waiting it out in the high intertidal, are probably Lottia digitalis- ribbed limpets, if you want to go that route. Notes on orientation: They’re oriented in nearly opposite directions. The limpet on the left is oriented head up. The other one, head down and to the left. #intertidal #pnw #oregoncoast #oregonshores #tidepool #limpets #pacificshells #fbf
Red crusts and red ribbons #intertidal #pnw #oregoncoast #oregonshores #tidepool #seaweed #algae #tbt
Race ends in a low intertidal boulder field. #intertidal #pnw #oregoncoast #oregonshores #beachcombing #wrackline #tideline #fbf
Nucella is a driller, so I can’t help but wonder if its intentions toward Diodora are peaceful. Could Diadora’s encrusting barnacles be the intended target? Notes on names: Nucella is the genus name of Nucella lamellosa, the wrinkled dogwinkle (but it goes by numerous aliases); Diodora is the genus name of Diodora aspera, the rough keyhole limpet. Notes on orientation: Nucella is seated atop Diodora; both their heads point up (you can even see a little of Diodora’s head and cephalic tentacles under it’s uplifted shell) #intertidal #pnw #oregoncoast #oregonshores #limpets #pacificshells #tbt
A patch of spring Pelvetiopsis. Can you pick out its fellow fucoid, Fucus, over to the right? And the bright greenish-yellow patch behind, that’s Mazzaella, probably Mazzaella parksii. #intertidal #pnw #oregoncoast #oregonshores #seaweed #Mazzaella #fbf
What is it about bull kelp? #intertidal #pnw #oregoncoast #oregonshores #seaweed #algae #kelp #bullkelp #beachcombing #wrackline #tideline #tbt
Never gets old #pnw #oregoncoast #oregonshores

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