tidepool
Coastal rock basin
A tidepool is a small, rocky pool of seawater left behind when the tide recedes.
These isolated pockets along coastlines harbor diverse marine life—anemones, crabs, starfish, small fish—that must survive until the next tide returns.
We spent the afternoon exploring tidepools along the shore.
Also spelled tide pool.
Flowers or marine polyps
- starfishFive-armed marine invertebrate
- sea urchinsSpiny spherical marine invertebrates
- hermit crabsCrustaceans occupying empty shells
- musselsEdible marine bivalves
barnacles · limpets · chitons · snails · periwinkles · octopuses · sea slugs · nudibranchs
Primitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- seaweedSaltwater aquatic plants
- kelpLarge brown marine algae
- sea lettuceEdible green marine algae
- rockweedIntertidal brown algae
eelgrass · dulse · nori · bladderwrack
Act of finding something
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- naturalistStudent of nature
- field guidePortable species identification manual
- hand lensHandheld magnification device
bucket · net · waders · touch tank · aquarium · marine biology · specimen · identification
Undisturbed peacefulness
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- reflectionReturned light or thought
serenity · contemplation · solitude · peacefulness · escape · tideline · salt spray · briny
Small distinct living area
- zonationArrangement in distinct zones
- salinityDissolved mineral concentration
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- wave actionMotion of ocean swells
substrate · predation · symbiosis · adaptation · food web · nursery habitat · keystone species · succession
anemones
Flowers or marine polyps
- starfishFive-armed marine invertebrate
- sea urchinsSpiny spherical marine invertebrates
- hermit crabsCrustaceans occupying empty shells
mussels · barnacles · limpets · chitons · snails · periwinkles · octopuses · sea slugs · nudibranchs · sea cucumbers
algae
Primitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- seaweedSaltwater aquatic plants
- kelpLarge brown marine algae
- sea lettuceEdible green marine algae
rockweed · eelgrass · dulse · nori · bladderwrack
discovery
Act of finding something
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- naturalistStudent of nature
- field guidePortable species identification manual
hand lens · bucket · net · waders · touch tank · aquarium · marine biology · specimen · identification · children
tranquility
Undisturbed peacefulness
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
reflection · serenity · contemplation · solitude · peacefulness · escape · tideline · salt spray · briny · sunwarmed
microhabitat
Small distinct living area
- zonationArrangement in distinct zones
- salinityDissolved mineral concentration
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
wave action · substrate · predation · symbiosis · adaptation · food web · nursery habitat · keystone species · succession · biodiversity
- beach zonewaves, breakers, foam, spray, whitewater
- coastal geographyarchipelago, atoll, islet, cay, skerry
- rocky coastcliff, cliffs, sea stack, sea stacks, headland
- scenic coastlinebeach, bay, cove, cliff, shoreline
- ocean habitatscoral reef, kelp forest, deep sea, open ocean, hydrothermal vent
- coastal featuresshore, coast, beach, bay, cliff
tidepoolopen ocean
Sea far from shore
deep sea · high seas · ocean depths · offshore waters · ocean
tidepoolopen ocean
Sea far from shore
open water · breaking waves · ocean current · maelstrom · river