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Available Comp Size: x  Download Comp Caption: Temporarily curled into a windmill pattern from surface wave action, the apical tip of a giant kelp frond floats just beneath the surface of the ocean in a giant kelp forest at Santa Catalina Island, California. This detail shot shows the giant kelp's stem-like stipe, spherical gas floats or "pneumatocysts" and attached kelp blades, which collectively for a "frond" of giant kelp.
Scientific name: Macrocystis pyrifera Copyright: © Chuck Davis / Tidal Flats, Ltd. Photographer Code: MA43604 AGPix ID: AGPix_ChDaTiFl26_0086 Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal) Each catalog image is legally protected by U.S. & International copyright laws and may NOT be used for reproduction in any manner without the explicit authorization of the respective copyright holders. |
Chuck Davis / Tidal Flats Ltd.
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