Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts, Macrocystis pyrifera

Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Santa Barbara Island, California, USA, Macrocystis pyrifera, natural history stock photograph, photo id 02435Add To Light Table
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Small gas bladders -- pneumatocysts -- connect the kelp's stipes ("stems") to its blades ("leaves"). These bladders help elevate the kelp plant from the bottom, towards sunlight and the water's surface.

Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Santa Barbara Island, California, USA

Stock Photo: 02435
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California, USA
Format: Film 2:3
Other Names: kelp forest, seaweed, sea weed, sea grass, sargazo gigante, harina de kelp, giant kelp, harina de la macroalga, gedroogde kelp, zeewier, reuzenkelp, braendeltang, macroalga marina, Phaeophyceae
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