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Each blade can grow up to 10 m (33 ft) long, and blade growth can reach 15 cm (5.9 in) per day. Nereocystis grows in areas where Pterygophora californica also inhabits. Bull kelp will often grow on the stipe of Pterygophora, with up anywhere from 10 to 20 individuals of Nereocystis attaching to a single Pterygophora stipe. [6]
The northern kelp crab can be differentiated from similar species like the decorator crabs by its two rows of hooked setae right behind its rostrum. The northern kelp crab sometimes attaches bits of kelp and seaweed to these hooked setae to store as food for later. The northern kelp crab does not decorate its carapace as other majid crabs do. [5]
Bull kelp is a common name for the brown alga Nereocystis luetkeana which is a true kelp in the family Laminariaceae. Species in the genus Durvillaea are also sometimes called "bull kelp", but this is just a shortening of the common name southern bull kelp .
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Kelp forests are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world - they are home to a great diversity of species. Many groups, like those at the Seattle Aquarium, are studying the health, habitat, and population trends in order to understand why certain kelp (like bull kelp) thrives in some areas and not others.
Typically, poisoning is caused by eating fish which have fed on Lyngbya or on other fish which have done so; [8] this is called ciguatera poisoning. [8] Handling Lyngbya majuscula can also cause seaweed dermatitis. [9] Some species of Desmarestia are highly acidic, with vacuoles of sulfuric acid that can cause severe gastrointestinal disorders. [8]