Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp pneumatocyst (bubble). Approximately 3 inches (8cm).
Species: Kelp Encrusting Bryozoan, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora
Location: San Nicholas Island, California
Image ID: 10211
Lat/Long: 33.24532, -119.57089 (Coordinates: 33° 14' 43.15" N, 119° 34' 15.20" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Species: Kelp Encrusting Bryozoan, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora
Location: San Nicholas Island, California
Image ID: 10211
Lat/Long: 33.24532, -119.57089 (Coordinates: 33° 14' 43.15" N, 119° 34' 15.20" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: air bladder, algae, animal, blade, bryozoan, bubble, california, colony, encrusting, float, frond, gas, giant kelp, invertebrate, kelp, kelp encrusting bryozoan, leaf, macrocystis, macrocystis pyrifera, marine algae, marine invertebrate, marine plant, membranipora sp, ocean, oceans, pacific, plant, pneumatocyst, pneumatocysts, san nicholas island, seaweed, underwater, usa, wildlife
Categories:
- Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Bryozoan
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > California (USA) / Baja California (Mexico)
- Plant > Marine Plant > Giant Kelp
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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