Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts, Macrocystis pyrifera

Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. San Clemente Island, California, USA, Macrocystis pyrifera, natural history stock photograph, photo id 00627
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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
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