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Macrocystis is a monospecific genus [3] of kelp (large brown algae) with all species now synonymous with Macrocystis pyrifera. It is commonly known as giant kelp or bladder kelp. This genus contains the largest of all the Phaeophyceae or brown algae. Macrocystis has pneumatocysts at the base of its blades.
An alternative offset would be to cultivate kelp forests. Kelp can grow at 2 feet per day, 30 times faster than terrestrial plants. Planting kelp across 10% of the oceans (4.5 x the area of Australia) could provide the same offset. Additionally, the kelp would support a fish harvest of 2 megatons per year and reduce ocean acidification. Large ...
In kelp this transportation network uses trumpet-shaped sieve elements (SEs). A 2015 study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) transport anatomy looked at 6 different laminariales species to see if they had typical vascular plant allometric relationships (if SEs had a correlation with the size of an organism ...
California's coast has bull and giant kelp, the world's largest marine algae. Urchins have hurt both species, though giant kelp forests have fared better.
Kelps can range in size from the 60-centimeter-tall (2 ft) sea palm Postelsia to the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera, which grows to over 50 m (150 ft) long [8] [9] and is the largest of all the algae. In form, the brown algae range from small crusts or cushions [10] to leafy free-floating mats formed by species of Sargassum.
Rockfish swimming around giant kelp A diver in a kelp forest off the coast of California A kelp forest off of the coast of Anacapa Island, California Giant kelp uses gas-filled floats to keep the thallus suspended, allowing the kelp blades near the ocean surface to capture light for photosynthesis.
Algae fuel – Use of algae as a source of energy-rich oils; Edible seaweed – Algae that can be eaten and used for culinary purposes Aonori – Type of edible green seaweed; Cochayuyo – Species of seaweed, a form of kelp used as a vegetable in Chile; Hijiki – Species of seaweed; Kombu – Edible kelp; Limu; Mozuku – Species of seaweed
Sea Salt & Pacific Kelp Exfoliating Body Wash. The benefits of seaweed and algae can also be seen in body products. “The St. Ives Sea Salt & Pacific Kelp Exfoliating Body Wash is a great plant ...