Purple urchins destroying/eating giant kelp holdfast. Santa Barbara Island, California, USA
Stock Photo: 03404 Species: Purple urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: Santa Barbara Island, California, USA Format: Film 2:3 Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: air bladder, algae, animal, animal in kelp, blade, bubble, california, channel islands, channel islands national marine sanctuary, creature, echinoderm, float, forest, frond, frond stipe pneumatocyst detail, gas, giant kelp, habitat, invertebrate, kelp, kelp forest, leaf, macrocystis, macrocystis pyrifera, marine, marine algae, marine invertebrate, marine plant, national marine sanctuaries, nature, ocean, oceans, outdoors, outside, pacific, pacific ocean, plant, pneumatocyst, pneumatocysts, purple urchin, santa barbara island, sea, sea urchin, seaweed, strongylocentrotus purpuratus, underwater, usa, wildlife |