Santa Cruz County · Tidepools

King Tide Season

November – December 2025 · Olympus TG-7 + UCL-67 macro

Rocky intertidal zone exposed at low tide, Santa Cruz County coast

Spanish shawl nudibranch Flabellinopsis iodinea, vivid purple and orange, Santa Cruz County tidepool — Flabellinopsis iodinea · Spanish Shawl Nudibranch · Santa Cruz County, 2025

Hopkins rose nudibranch Okenia rosacea, bright pink papillae, California tidepool — Okenia rosacea · Hopkins' Rose

Hopkins rose nudibranch close up, rhinophores and papillae detail, Santa Cruz

Tidepool intertidal zone with sea anemones and marine life, Santa Cruz County California

Observed

Flabellinopsis iodinea — Spanish Shawl Nudibranch Okenia rosacea — Hopkins' Rose Nudibranch