Kelp encrusting bryozoan, Macrocystis pyrifera, #10210

Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp pneumatocyst (bubble). Approximately 3 inches (8cm). San Nicholas Island, California, USA, Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora, natural history stock photograph, photo id 10210

Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp pneumatocyst (bubble). Approximately 3 inches (8cm). San Nicholas Island, California, USA

Species: Kelp encrusting bryozoan, Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora
Location: San Nicholas Island, California
Image ID: 10210
Format: Digital 2:3

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Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Bryozoan
Location > Oceans > Pacific > California (USA) / Baja California (Mexico)
Plant > Marine Plant > Giant Kelp
Subject > Technique > Underwater

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