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Feather boa kelp

Egregia menziesii

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

This Feather boa kelp was about 2 meters long (can reach over 5 meters long). Dark brown with straplike corrugated fronds lined with small blades and pneumatocyst at intervals.

Habitat:

Spotted washed ashore at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge.

Notes:

It is native to the coastline of western North America from Alaska to Baja California.

Reference Links:

Egregia menziesii - Wikipedia

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Comments (1)
Neil Ross
I've never really had a close look at kelp before (other than what I've seen in the health food stores). Those shapes and textures are quite amazing. Thanks for sharing this, Brian.

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Sea life of the Pacific Northwest.

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PublishedApril 14, 2019

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