Giant Kelp Photos, Macrocystis pyrifera

Home   >   Blog   >   Search   >   Species   >   Macrocystis pyrifera Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Photo. Image ID: 00627   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   A kelp forest, with sunbeams passing through kelp fronds. Giant kelp, the fastest plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a terrestrial forest. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Picture. Image ID: 02411   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   A SCUBA diver swims through a giant kelp forest which is tilted back by strong ocean currents. Giant kelp, the fastest plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a terrestrial forest. Stock Photography of Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Image ID: 01107   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Photograph of Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Image ID: 02435   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: Santa Barbara Island, California, USA   Blue shark and offshore drift kelp. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Photos. Image ID: 01078   Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA   Blue shark underneath drift kelp, open ocean. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Image. Image ID: 01081   Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA   Blue shark and offshore drift kelp. Professional stock photos of Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Image ID: 01077   Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA   Blue shark and offshore drift kelp. Pictures of Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Image ID: 01082   Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA   Blue shark underneath offshore drift kelp, open ocean. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Photo. Image ID: 01153   Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA   Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Picture. Image ID: 23420   Species: Red gorgonian, Giant kelp, Lophogorgia chilensis, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Stock Photography of Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Image ID: 23424   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Giant kelp plants lean over in ocean currents, underwater. Individual kelp plants grow from the rocky reef, to which they are attached, up to the ocean surface and form a vibrant community in which fishes, mammals and invertebrates thrive. Photograph of Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Image ID: 23426   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Photos. Image ID: 23428   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Image. Image ID: 23430   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Professional stock photos of Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Image ID: 23431   Species: Red gorgonian, Giant kelp, Lophogorgia chilensis, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Kelp canopy. Pictures of Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Image ID: 00250   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Photo. Image ID: 00256   Species: Pacific jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   California bat ray in kelp forest. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Picture. Image ID: 00267   Species: California bat ray, Myliobatis californica, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Jack mackerel and kelp. Stock Photography of Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Image ID: 00380   Species: Pacific jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Kelp canopy. Photograph of Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Image ID: 00600   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Kelp canopy. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Photos. Image ID: 00601   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Kelp canopy. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Image. Image ID: 00602   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Professional stock photos of Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Image ID: 00617   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Pictures of Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Image ID: 00628   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Jack mackerel schooling in kelp. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Photo. Image ID: 01019   Species: Pacific jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Salema schooling amid kelp forest. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Picture. Image ID: 01022   Species: Salema, Xenistius californiensis, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: Catalina Island, California, USA   Kelp plants with fronds extended in current. Stock Photography of Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Image ID: 01050   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Garibaldi in kelp forest. Photograph of Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Image ID: 01055   Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Kelp fronds. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Photos. Image ID: 01273   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Kelp plants growing toward surface and spreading to form a canopy. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Image. Image ID: 01293   Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA

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Updated: February 9, 2010

Species permalink: Macrocystis pyrifera
Common name permalink: Giant kelp