Welcome to Aquarius Aquarium Institute's Teaching Tidepools Web pages.

This part of our website, designed by Institute aquarist Kevin Moseley, is a companion to the Institute's Teaching Tidepools preschool and kindergarten outreach program and will be updated often to provide more information on all types of organisms which are found in California's tide pools.

Click on the following links to learn more about these unique and fascinating creatures. To view the video clips, you must have the free Quicktime player installed on your computer.

Animals

Elegant or Aggregating Anemone

Bat Star

Giant Sea Star

Black Turban Snail

Chestnut Cowrie

Blue-handed Hermit Crab

Striped Shore Crab

Shield-backed Kelp Crab

Clingfish

Wooly Sculpin

Algae

Encrusting Coralline Red Algae

Upright Coralline Red Algae

Dead Man's Fingers

Sea Fern

Laurencia

Plants

Surfgrass

Other Links

Lumigenic Media - Mark Shargel's excellent underwater photography site.

Underwater Art Dive Travel - Clay Wiseman's guided diving adventures.

The Metridium Fields - Lots of pictures and video of California marine life.

Project Aware - Help conserve our oceans!

Heal the Bay - Find out what you're swimming in, and help clean up California's beautiful coast.