Nereocystis

Giant kelp (Nercocystis lutkeana).

Nereocystis lutkeana.

This is a rapidly growing annual brown alga. Interestingly, the floats contain carbon monoxide--a chemical defense? Depth 15 m.

dried kelp on beach at sunset

Vertical section of a large holdfast of Nereocystis.

Juvenile Nereocystis Plant.

Holdfase of a large Nereocystis plant clinging to a rock.. (Collected near Low Cape, Kodiak Island)

Large Nereocystis plant collected near Low Cape, Kodiak Island. Note holdfast on ground at extreme right

Longitudinal section of the Bulf of Nereosystis.

Young Nereocystis Plant collected at Three Saints Bay, Kodiak Island.

Map showing the location of the grove of Nereocystis in Fresh Water Bay, Washington.

Juvenile Nereocystis Plant..., Kodiak, Alaska.

Holdfast of Unattached Nereocystis, Showing Continued Growth.

Large Bed of Nereocystis near Shakan Bay.

Nereocystis near Barrier Island, in the Neighborhood of Shakan Bay.

Heavy Bed of Kelp near Shipley Bay. [Nereocystis outside; Alaria inshore]

Kelp Bed near Tyee, Alaska. [Alaria close Inshore. Nereocystis outside)