Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, #02411

A kelp forest, with sunbeams passing through kelp fronds. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest., Macrocystis pyrifera, natural history stock photograph, photo id 02411
A kelp forest, with sunbeams passing through kelp fronds. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest.

Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02411
Lat/Long: 32.89001, -118.52625 (Coordinates: 32° 53' 24.04" N, 118° 31' 34.50" W)
Format: Film 3:2
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