Pyrosome in Kelp Forest, Catalina, #37164

Pyrosome drifting through a kelp forest, Catalina Island. Pyrosomes are free-floating colonial tunicates that usually live in the upper layers of the open ocean in warm seas. Pyrosomes are cylindrical or cone-shaped colonies made up of hundreds to thousands of individuals, known as zooids. California, USA, natural history stock photograph, photo id 37164
Pyrosome drifting through a kelp forest, Catalina Island. Pyrosomes are free-floating colonial tunicates that usually live in the upper layers of the open ocean in warm seas. Pyrosomes are cylindrical or cone-shaped colonies made up of hundreds to thousands of individuals, known as zooids. California, USA

This image is featured in: Catalina West End - Kelp Forests and Garibaldi

Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37164
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: california, catalina, catalina island, ocean, pacific, pyrosoma, pyrosome, tunicate, underwater
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