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
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02435
Format: Film 2:3
Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Santa Barbara Island, California, USA
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02435
Format: Film 2:3
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Categories:
- Gallery > Kelp Forest
- 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 > California > Santa Barbara Island
- Natural World > Habitat > Kelp Forest
- Plant > Marine Plant > Giant Kelp > Frond / Stipe / Pneumatocyst / Detail
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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