Kelp Forest Pictures, Macrocystis pyrifera

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Norris topsnail (aka, kelp snail), clings to a kelp pneumatocyst (bubble) at the base of a stipe/blade, midway in the water column. San Nicholas Island, California, USA, Norris' top snail, Norrisia norrisi, Macrocystis pyrifera. Copyright Phillip Colla, Oceanlight.com

Norris' top snail
Norris topsnail (aka, kelp snail), clings to a kelp pneumatocyst (bubble) at the base of a stipe/blade, midway in the water column. San Nicholas Island, California, USA, Norris' top snail, Norrisia norrisi, Macrocystis pyrifera. Copyright Phillip Colla, Oceanlight.com

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Date:	16 Oct 2004
Location:	California USA
Credit:	Phillip Colla / Oceanlight.com
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