New growth occurs at the tip of the kelp plant, where tiny pneumatocysts form along with new fronds.
Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. San Clemente Island, California, USA
Stock Photo: 00627 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA Format: Film 2:3 Other Names: kelp forest, seaweed, sea weed, sea grass, sargazo gigante, harina de kelp, giant kelp, harina de la macroalga, gedroogde kelp, zeewier, reuzenkelp, braendeltang, macroalga marina, Phaeophyceae Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: air bladder, algae, blade, braendeltang, bubble, california, channel islands, environment, float, forest, frond, frond stipe pneumatocyst detail, gas, gedroogde kelp, giant kelp, habitat, harina de kelp, harina de la macroalga, inspirational, kelp, kelp forest, landscape, leaf, macroalga marina, macrocystis, macrocystis pyrifera, marine, marine algae, marine plant, nature, ocean, ocean and light, oceans, outdoors, outside, pacific, pacific ocean, phaeophyceae, plant, pneumatocyst, pneumatocysts, portfolio, reuzenkelp, san clemente island, sargazo gigante, scene, scenery, scenic, sea, sea grass, sea weed, seascape, seaweed, underwater, underwater landscape, usa, zeewier |