levshnaider's Journal

This observation was taken around 16:00 pm in Pacifica Rockaway beach. Protoparmeliopsis pinguis is a lichen of a family Lecanoraceae. Lichen is crustose and has 20 species in its family. The content of a taxon was observed and validated in 1929 by a French botanist Maurice Choisy.
This observation was taken on the back of the hill that is facing the ocean and Linda Mar Bay state beach. This species was located on the Franciscan rock in the grass field. There were no trails directly to the stone but the walk is accessible.

Giant Green Anemone is sessile that is photosynthetic mostly stationary, remaining where it attached in the early lifetime. Natural pigmentation and symbiotic relationship with zoochlorellae and zooxanthellae are providing Giant Green Anemone with its richly green color. This species was observed in San Mateo county state beach, in Pacifica. In the Rockaway beach, during an ebb current, when the tide recedes and the waters move away from the shore there is a great place to look for marine species. Observation was taken during the day at 13:28 pm, approximately thirty feet away from the rock foundation that bends around the Pedro Point in Pacifica.