Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, #10132

Kelp holdfast attaches the plant to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom.  Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current.  Santa Barbara Island. California, USA, Macrocystis pyrifera, natural history stock photograph, photo id 10132
Kelp holdfast attaches the plant to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current. Santa Barbara Island. California, USA

This image is featured in: Kelp Forest Reminiscing, The Kelp Forest :: Part I

Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10132
Format: Digital 2:3
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