Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, #01107

A SCUBA diver swims through a giant kelp forest which is tilted back by strong ocean currents.   Giant kelp, the fastest plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. San Clemente Island, California, USA, Macrocystis pyrifera, natural history stock photograph, photo id 01107
A SCUBA diver swims through a giant kelp forest which is tilted back by strong ocean currents. Giant kelp, the fastest plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. San Clemente Island, California, USA

This image is featured in: A Breath-Holding Exercise for Water Photographers, Kelp Forest Reminiscing, The Kelp Forest :: Part I, Kelp Fronds and Pneumatocysts

Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01107
Format: Film 3:2
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