Small gas bladders -- pneumatocysts -- connect the kelp's stipes ("stems") to its blades ("leaves"). These bladders help elevate the kelp plant from the bottom, towards sunlight and the water's surface.
Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Santa Barbara Island, California, USA
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Species: Macrocystis pyrifera
Common name: Giant kelp
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California, USA
Lat/Long: 33° 27' 57.29"N, 119° 02' 49.59"W (Coordinates: 33.46591°, -119.04711°)
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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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