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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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