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| Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Image ID: 23425 Species: Red gorgonian, Lophogorgia chilensis Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Giant kelp plants lean over in ocean currents, underwater. Individual kelp plants grow from the rocky reef, to which they are attached, up to the ocean surface and form a vibrant community in which fishes, mammals and invertebrates thrive. Image ID: 23426 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 23428 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Image ID: 23431 Species: Red gorgonian, Lophogorgia chilensis, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | California golden gorgonian on rocky reef, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Image ID: 25397 Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | A view of an underwater forest of giant kelp. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 25400 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Image ID: 25406 Species: Red gorgonian, Lophogorgia chilensis Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Image ID: 25407 Species: Red gorgonian, Lophogorgia chilensis Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Garibaldi fish on kelp forest reef, underwater. Image ID: 25409 Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| A view of an underwater forest of giant kelp. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 25432 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Kelp beds adorn the coastline of San Clemente Island, aerial photograph. Image ID: 25984 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Kelp canopy. Image ID: 00250 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. Image ID: 00256 Species: Pacific jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Kelp canopy. Image ID: 00600 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Kelp canopy. Image ID: 00601 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Kelp canopy. Image ID: 00602 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Image ID: 00617 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Image ID: 00628 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| coralline algae reef. Image ID: 00729 Species: Coralline algae, Porolithon Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa, USA | Kelp plants with fronds extended in current. Image ID: 01050 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Kelp fronds. Image ID: 01273 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Kelp plants growing toward surface and spreading to form a canopy. Image ID: 01293 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Kelp fronds and forest. Image ID: 01497 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Kelp fronds. Image ID: 01498 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Kelp canopy. Image ID: 02118 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Kelp forest canopy. Image ID: 02121 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Kelp detail, San Diego. Image ID: 02125 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: California, USA |
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| Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders) attached to stipe, San Diego. Image ID: 02126 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: California, USA | Kelp spread over ocean surface to form a canopy. Image ID: 02129 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Kelp frond in motion, time exposure. Image ID: 02344 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: Santa Barbara Island, California, USA |
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