Northern kelp crab, Macrocystis pyrifera, #10221

Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest., Macrocystis pyrifera, Pugettia producta, natural history stock photograph, photo id 10221
Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest.

Species: Northern Kelp Crab, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Pugettia producta
Location: San Nicholas Island, California
Image ID: 10221
Lat/Long: 33.24532, -119.57089 (Coordinates: 33° 14' 43.15" N, 119° 34' 15.20" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: algae, animal, california, channel islands, crab, crustacean, forest, giant kelp, habitat, invertebrate, kelp, kelp forest, macrocystis, macrocystis pyrifera, marine, marine algae, marine invertebrate, marine plant, northern kelp crab, ocean, oceans, outdoors, outside, pacific, pacific ocean, plant, pugettia producta, san nicholas island, sea, seaweed, underwater, usa, wildlife
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