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Nereocystis gigantea 



(Figure 110) 



Occasionally found growing at Laguna in from four to six 

 fathoms of water. This immense "bladder kelp" attracts a great 

 deal of attention from visitors to the beach. The long, slender stems 

 below the bladder often measure as much as thirty feet in length. 



Figure 115. Endocladia muricata (P. & R.) J. Ag. 



Figure 116. Laurencia virgata. Habit sketch. 



with a holdfast below which may be as large as a bushel basket, and 

 the great "leaves" may measure twelve feet in length. In the 

 extensive beds of Macrocystis just off shore, they may be located by 

 the fact that the large hollow bladders are commonly used as perches 

 by the sea-gulls. The name "Nereocystis gigantea" may not be its 

 correct name, but it is certainly an apt one, although it does not 



