Eelgrass provides important habitat for young fish and other small creatures, but is susceptible to storms.

A colony of bryozoans (Membranipora membranacea) on a kelp blade Kelp fronds often carry white spots. Darwin mentioned them, on kelp off Chile, in his bestseller Voyage of the Beagle. This white spot is composed of many cells, grouped around a center. Each cell contains an individual bryozoan, a Lacy Crust Bryozoan or Membranipora membranacea. A single individual is known as a zooid (which is a great scrabble word). Here you can see that the zooids are a filter-feeders, sievi

Spanish shawl nudibranchs are among the most colorful of the denizens of the kelp forest.

Each yellow dot is a lottery ticket. A female Garibaldi laid these eggs a week or so ago, on a mat of red algae meticulously prepared by a male. The male then fertilized the eggs, and now guards them.

The cool pathways beneath the kelp canopy are among the most calm and relaxing places on Earth.