Norris topsnail (aka, kelp snail), clings to a kelp pneumatocyst (bubble) at the base of a stipe/blade, midway in the water column.
Species: Norris' Top Snail, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Norrisia norrisi
Location: San Nicholas Island, California
Image ID: 10214
Lat/Long: 33.24532, -119.57089 (Coordinates: 33° 14' 43.15" N, 119° 34' 15.20" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Species: Norris' Top Snail, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Norrisia norrisi
Location: San Nicholas Island, California
Image ID: 10214
Lat/Long: 33.24532, -119.57089 (Coordinates: 33° 14' 43.15" N, 119° 34' 15.20" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: air bladder, algae, animal, blade, bubble, california, channel islands, float, frond, gas, gastropods snail, giant kelp, invertebrate, kelp, leaf, macrocystis, macrocystis pyrifera, marine algae, marine invertebrate, marine plant, mollusk, norris' top snail, norrisia norrisi, ocean, oceans, pacific, plant, pneumatocyst, pneumatocysts, san nicholas island, seaweed, underwater, usa, wildlife
Categories:
- Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Mollusk > Gastropods / Snail
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > California (USA) / Baja California (Mexico) > Channel Islands > San Nicholas Island
- Plant > Marine Plant > Giant Kelp
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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