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

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.

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Author(s)Ben Fertig
Author CompanyIntegration and Application Network
Date Created2009-11-02
AlbumFlora > Macroalgae
TypePhoto
Dimensions1000 x 1296
Filesize1.1 MB
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LicenseAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Required AttributionBen Fertig, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library)