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Available Comp Size: x  Download Comp Caption: A vertical view of a giant kelp plant, showing its holdfast attached to the rocky reef (at bottom of frame) and reproductive blades, called "sporophylls," just above the holdfast. Its huge fronds, buoyed by small gas sacs, called "pneumatocysts," trail upwards 60-feet, to the ocean's surface -- in a giant kelp forest in Carmel Bay, near Point Lobos, California.
Scientific name: Macroycystis pyrifera Location: Carmel Bay, near Point Lobos, Carmel, California, Pacific Ocean Copyright: © Chuck Davis / Tidal Flats, Ltd. Photographer Code: MA75115 AGPix ID: AGPix_ChDaTiFl26_0125 Photo Alignment: 35mm (vertical) Comments: Carmel Bay, where this photo was taken, is adjacent to the Point Lobos State Reserve and is part of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. 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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