Purple sea urchins on rocky reef amid kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera

Purple sea urchins on rocky reef amid kelp forest. Santa Barbara Island, California, USA, Macrocystis pyrifera, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 03111

Purple sea urchins on rocky reef amid kelp forest. Santa Barbara Island, California, USA

Species: Purple urchin, Macrocystis pyrifera, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03111
Format: Film 2:3

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Categories:

Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Echinoderm > Sea Urchin
Location > Oceans > Pacific > California (USA) / Baja California (Mexico)
Location > USA > California > Santa Barbara Island
Natural World > Habitat > Kelp Forest > Animal In Kelp
Plant > Marine Plant > Giant Kelp
Subject > Technique > Underwater

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