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Giant bladder Kelp

Macrocystis pyrifera

Photo by HemaShah
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35.1738, -120.059

Field Notes

Description:

one of the nodes of a kelp/sea weed was swollen into a perfect round. Looks like it was used for flotation by the weed itself.Purple Sea urchins feed on this kelp. El Nino deposited both on the west coast.

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Macrocystis pyrifera

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PublishedMay 28, 2016

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