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Bull kelp

Nereocystis luetkeana

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

The gas filled bladder of the bull kelp contains up to 10 percent carbon monoxide, helps give the seaweed buoyancy. The stipe was about 8 meters long (pic2). Several tangled together in pic3 a common occurrence in the winter here.

Habitat:

Spotted along the beach at the North Jetty at Ocean Shores, Wa.

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Nereocystis - Wikipedia

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