Nereocystis

genus of brown algae
Also known as: sea otter’s cabbage

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kelp

  • giant kelp
    In kelp

    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…

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seaweed

  • giant kelp
    In seaweed

    species of Macrocystis and Nereocystis of the Pacific and Antarctic regions exceed 33 metres (100 feet) in length. Laminaria, another kelp, is abundant along both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Gulfweed (Sargassum) is common as free-floating masses in the Gulf Stream and Sargasso Sea.

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