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CAL0001.JPG CAL0001. kelp bulbs; Macrocystis pyrifera; gas-filled float keeps plant at surface; Monterey, California
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CAL0002.JPG CAL0002. kelp bulbs; Macrocystis pyrifera; gas-filled float keeps plant at surface; Southern California
CAL0004.JPG CAL0004. young kelp holdfast; root-like stipes anchor kelp plant bottom; contains communities of life
CAL0005.JPG CAL0005. kelp holdfast; root-like stipes anchor kelp plant bottom; contains communities of life
CAL0006.JPG CAL0006. bull kelp Nereocystis; one large gas-filled float
CAL0008.JPG CAL0008. sea urchins; Strongylocentrotus purpuratus; feed on kelp plants at base; kill entire 100-foot plant; San Diego California
CAL0009.JPG CAL0009. turban snails; Tegula sp.; feeding on kelp; Monterey, California
CAL0011.JPG CAL0011. anemone; Telia lofotensis; captures drift kelp with tentacles; feeds on kelp and encrusting animals; Monterey, California
CAL0018.JPG CAL0018. anemone; Telia lofotensis; captures drift kelp with tentacles; feeds on kelp and encrusting animals; Monterey, California
CAL0039.JPG CAL0039. cryptic kelp crab; Pugettia richii; covers itself with algae for camouflage; Southern California
CAL0056.JPG CAL0056. kelpfish seeks shelter in kelp stipes; Gibbonsia sp.; Monterey, California
CAL0057.JPG CAL0057. clingfish seeks shelter in kelp stipes; Gobiesox sp.; Monterey, California
CAL0059.JPG CAL0059. (OPN41) mola mola; ocean sunfish; bizarre fish come in to kelp forest for cleaning; Monterey, California
CAL0060.JPG CAL0060. schools of blue rockfish under kelp forest canopy; Sebastes mystinus; Monterey, California
CAL0062.JPG CAL0062. cryptic kelp crab; Pugettia richii; covers itself with algae for camouflage; Southern California
CAL0084.JPG CAL0084. jeweled top snails Calliostoma annulatum on kelp bulb; mate at top of kelp canopy; Monterey, California