Nereocystis - Wikipedia Nereocystis (Greek, 'mermaid's bladder') is a monotypic genus of subtidal kelp containing the species Nereocystis luetkeana [1] Some English names include edible kelp, bull kelp, bullwhip kelp, ribbon kelp, bladder wrack, and variations of these names [2]
Bull Kelp Facts — SeaDoc Society Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) is vital to the health of marine ecosystems because it provides a healthy variety of biodiversity Kelp forests provide numerous animals with nutrients and habitat, including kelp crabs, red sea urchins, kelp greenling, kelp perch, and Pacific herring
Genus Nereocystis - iNaturalist Nereocystis (Greek for 'mermaid's bladder') is a monotypic genus of kelp containing the species Nereocystis luetkeana Some common names include edible kelp, bull kelp, bullwhip kelp, ribbon kelp, giant kelp, bladder wrack, and variations on these names
Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) - iNaturalist Nereocystis (Greek for 'mermaid's bladder') is a monotypic genus of subtidal kelp containing the species Nereocystis luetkeana Some English names include edible kelp, bull kelp, bullwhip kelp, ribbon kelp, bladder wrack, and variations of these names
Nereocystis luetkeana (K. Mertens) Postels Ruprecht, 1840 Nereocystis luetkeana (K Mertens) Postels Ruprecht, 1840 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https: www marinespecies org aphia php?p=taxdetails id=240752 on 2025-06-12
Phycokey -- Nereocystis - University of New Hampshire It grows within the shallow to mid sublittoral zones on the northeast Pacific Coast of North America from Monterey, California to the Aleutian Islands, where it forms extensive 'forests' usually mixed with Macrosystis spp Nereocystis is dominant north of Santa Cruz, California (Ibid )
Scaling and Structural Properties of Juvenile Bull Kelp (Nereocystis . . . Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana), the only canopy-forming kelp in the Salish Sea, provides primary production in the nearshore subtidal environment and serves as an important habitat for economically and ecologically important species
Nereocystis luetkeana - Seaweeds of Alaska Description: Thallus of this common canopy-forming kelp has a richly branched holdfast (haptera) and a cylindrical stipe 10–36 m (33–118 ft) long, terminating in a single, gas-filled pneumatocyst from which the many blades, up to 10 m (33 ft) long, develop Blade growth can reach 15 cm (6 in) per day Reproductive patches (sori) develop on the blades and drop to the seafloor at maturity
Nereocystis | genus of brown algae | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica Members of the genus Nereocystis, commonly called bull kelps, are annual kelps that grow primarily in deep waters and rapid tideways and can attain lengths up to 40 metres (130 feet) The stalk is tough and whiplike, terminating in a single large bladder containing up to 10 percent carbon…