Kelp Forest Pictures, Macrocystis pyrifera

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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, Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Copyright Phillip Colla, Oceanlight.com

Giant kelp
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, Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Copyright Phillip Colla, Oceanlight.com

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Date:	15 Oct 2004
Location:	California USA
Credit:	Phillip Colla / Oceanlight.com
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