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Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, #10228
Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. Santa Barbara Island. California, USA
Species:
Giant kelp
,
Macrocystis pyrifera
Location:
Santa Barbara Island
,
California
Image ID:
10228
Format: Digital 2:3
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Categories:
Location >
Oceans
>
Pacific
>
California (USA) / Baja California (Mexico)
>
Channel Islands
>
Santa Barbara Island
Location >
Protected Threatened and Significant Places
>
National Marine Sanctuaries
>
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
>
Santa Barbara Island
Location >
USA
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California
>
Santa Barbara Island
Natural World
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Habitat
>
Kelp Forest
Plant >
Marine Plant
>
Giant Kelp
Subject >
Technique
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Underwater
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