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Near the top of the kelp forest exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Kelp forest
Nereocystis luetkeana, also known as bull kelp, photographed at the mouth of the Columbia River estuary in Oregon. Other common names for this species include edible kelp, bull kelp, bullwhip kelp, ribbon kelp, giant kelp, bladder wrack.
Nereocystis luetkeana
Illustration of Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp) 1
Illustration of Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp) 2
Illustration of Nereocystis pyrifera (Bull Kelp)
Nereocystis pyrifera (Bull Kelp)
Giant kelp (Macrocystic pyrifera) underwater in Monterey Bay, California
Giant kelp
Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) washed up on a beach at Pacific Grove, California
Giant kelp
Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) washed up on a beach at Pacific Grove, California
Giant kelp
Phyllospadix (surf grass) growing inthe rocky intertidal of California
Phylospadix (surf grass)
Phyllospadix (surf grass) growing inthe rocky intertidal of California
Phylospadix (surf grass)
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro Bay, California
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro…
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro Bay, California
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro…
Crab in a rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro Bay, California
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro…
Gooseneck barnacles in a rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro Bay, California
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro…
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro Bay, California
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro…
Sea anemone in a rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro Bay, California
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro…
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro Bay, California
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro…
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro Bay, California
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro…
Starfish and macroalgae in a rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro Bay, California
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro…
Starfish and macroalgae in a rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro Bay, California
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro…
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro Bay, California
Rocky intertidal area at Sea West, north of Morro…
A stretch of the Big Sur coastline, showing the large kelp beds offshore
Big Sur coastline
Rocky coastline along the 17-Mile-Drive near Carmel, California
Rocky coastline along the 17-Mile-Drive near…
Rocky coastline along the 17-Mile-Drive near Carmel, California
Rocky coastline along the 17-Mile-Drive near…
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