In the spirit of June as Pride month, I thought it would be fun to showcase the colors of the intertidal. All of these are photos that I've taken at various sites since January 2019. Here goes!
Red, including pink
Bossiella, one of the coralline algae Assorted red algae Cryptopleura ruprechtiana Erythrophyllum delesserioides Mastocarpus papillatus Odonthalia floccosa Okenia rosacea, a nudibranch on coralline algae Ophlitaspongia, a red sponge Tetraclita rubescens, a large barnacle Tonicella lokii, a chiton
Orange
Anthopleura artemisia Anteaeolidiella oliviae, a nudibranch Balanophyllia elegans, a cup coral Patiria miniata, the bat star Pisaster ochraceus, the ochre star Pisaster ochraceus, the ochre star Serpula columbiana, a tube worm Triopha maculata, a nudibranch
Yellow, including gold and ochre
Aglaophenia, a colonial hydroid A baby rockweed Desmarestia ligulata Dictyoneurum californicum Egg mass of a small whelk Doriopsilla, a nudibranch Flowers of the surfgrass Phyllospadix Yellow sponge Ventral surface of Tegula brunnea
Green
Anthopleura sola Anthopleura sola Anthopleura xanthogrammica Acrosiphonia coalita probably Ulva intestinalis Cladophora columbiana Codium setchellii Phyllospadix scouleri Ulva sp. Ulva taeniata
Blue
Lepidozona radians, a chiton Littorina sp., periwinkle snails Shells of Mytilus californianus Mytilus californianus Mussels, sea, and sky Tegula funebralis, turban snails
Purple
Haliclona cinerea, a sponge Mazzaella flaccida, a red alga Pisaster ochraceus, the ochre star Shell of Trivia, a tiny cowrie Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, the purple urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, the purple urchin
And there you have it! Happy Pride, everybody!
Superb! I've seen the orange and purple seastars, and the green anemones. Such a bright world!