Pyrosome drifting through a kelp forest, Catalina Island. Pyrosomes are free-floating colonial tunicates that usually live in the upper layers of the open ocean in warm seas. Pyrosomes are cylindrical or cone-shaped colonies made up of hundreds to thousands of individuals, known as zooids.
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37164
Lat/Long: 33.47795, -118.60242 (Coordinates: 33° 28' 40.61" N, 118° 36' 8.70" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37164
Lat/Long: 33.47795, -118.60242 (Coordinates: 33° 28' 40.61" N, 118° 36' 8.70" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: california, catalina, catalina island, ocean, pacific, pyrosoma, pyrosome, tunicate, underwater
Categories:
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > California (USA) / Baja California (Mexico) > Channel Islands > Catalina Island
- Location > USA > California > Catalina Island
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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