Search results for San Nicholas Island

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Guadalupe fur seals, two males fighting, Islas San Benito, Arctocephalus townsendi, San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito)
California sea lion, Zalophus californianus, San Nicholas Island
Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Pugettia producta, San Nicholas Island
Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp pneumatocyst (bubble). Approximately 3 inches (8cm), Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora, San Nicholas Island
Norris topsnail (aka, kelp snail), clings to a kelp pneumatocyst (bubble) at the base of a stipe/blade, midway in the water column, Macrocystis pyrifera, Norrisia norrisi, San Nicholas Island
Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Pugettia producta, San Nicholas Island
Kelp canopy, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Nicholas Island
Aggregating anemones. Arrayed in a clonal group, all of these anemones are genetically identical. San Nicholas Island, Anthopleura elegantissima
Aggregating anemones. Arrayed in a clonal group, all of these anemones are genetically identical. San Nicholas Island, Anthopleura elegantissima
Aggregating anemones. Arrayed in a clonal group, all of these anemones are genetically identical. San Nicholas Island, Anthopleura elegantissima
A cluster of lightbulb tunicates cling to the rocky reef, Clavelina huntsmani, San Nicholas Island
Feather duster worm extends from its hole in the reef to capture food floating by in the current, San Nicholas Island Island, Eudistylia polymorpha
Feather duster worm extends from its hole in the reef to capture food floating by in the current. Its hole is nestled between several holdfast stipes of giant kelp. San Nicholas Island Island, Eudistylia polymorpha, Macrocystis pyrifera
Sunflower star (sun starfish), dorsal surface detail, Pycnopodia helianthoides, San Nicholas Island
Catalina triopha nudibranch, Triopha catalinae, San Nicholas Island
Nudibranch, Anisodoris nobilis, San Nicholas Island
Christmas tree worm, Spirobranchus spinosus, San Nicholas Island
Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp blade. Approximately 2 inches (5cm) across, Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora, San Nicholas Island
Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp pneumatocyst (bubble). Approximately 3 inches (8cm), Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora, San Nicholas Island
Norris topsnail (aka, kelp snail), clings to a kelp pneumatocyst (bubble) at the base of a stipe/blade, midway in the water column, Macrocystis pyrifera, Norrisia norrisi, San Nicholas Island
Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Pugettia producta, San Nicholas Island
Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Pugettia producta, San Nicholas Island
Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Pugettia producta, San Nicholas Island
Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Pugettia producta, San Nicholas Island
Feather duster worm extends from its hole in the reef to capture food floating by in the current, San Nicholas Island Island, Eudistylia polymorpha
Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp blade. Approximately 2 inches (5cm) across, Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora, San Nicholas Island
Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp pneumatocyst (bubble). Approximately 3 inches (8cm), Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora, San Nicholas Island
Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp pneumatocyst (bubble). Approximately 3 inches (8cm), Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora, San Nicholas Island
Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp pneumatocyst (bubble). Approximately 3 inches (8cm), Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora, San Nicholas Island
Norris topsnail (aka, kelp snail), clings to a kelp pneumatocyst (bubble) at the base of a stipe/blade, midway in the water column, Macrocystis pyrifera, Norrisia norrisi, San Nicholas Island
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