Lamfar forever in our hearts. Look at that silly little stipe! So precious 😍

#PhycologyFriday #Phycyeah!

A tangled mess of brown kelp stipes, like limbs of a tree, wound around itself on a rocky beach. A hollow cross section of a round golden brown stipe is visible in the middle of the pile, while a thicker, woodier branch-like structure dominates the foreground

Tangled up in bull kelp

After the storm in Asilomar, Monterey, CA

#phycologyFriday #phycyeah

Nothing screams diving in Big Sur/Monterey quite like dragging yourself through thick Ptery beds 😂

Ive also heard that you can get approximate ages for individuals by counting rings in their stipes, like rings on a tree!

#PhycologyFriday #phycyeah

Hey friends! I’m giving a talk to the Kelp Kulture group on Wednesday the 11th from 12-1 PDT

“From phycology to policy: turning passion into action”

Register here: kelpkulture.com/rsvp-kelpkul...

#phycologyFriday #phycyeah!

A day late for #phycologyFriday but look at those fantastic reds! #phycyeah

Is #seaslugsaturday a thing because that Hopkins rose is 🤌🤌🤌

What a gorgeous alga! 😍

Love to see a Cualerpa sp. in its native range #phycyeah #phycologyFriday

I simply cannot express how much I love historic algae pressings 😍

Except I absolutely will touch the plants (in situ, not once pressed) #phycyeah

Super Sacoglossans on a marvelous macrophyte?! Don’t mind if I do! #phycyeah #marinelife🦑🧪

This is why we do what we do! #phycyeah

#phycyeah this rocks!!! 😍

Can’t celebrate #PhycologyFriday without celebrating Dr. Abbott!

I always keep a copy of the MAC by my desk, just in case #phycyeah

The GOAT of kelps! #PhcyologyFriday #phycyeah #marinelife

Green algae don’t get enough love, especially in marine systems! #phycyeah #PhycologyFriday

We need kelp forests, and now kelp forests need us!

I’m proud to be working on behalf of @opc-california.bsky.social with state, federal, academic, community, and tribal partners to help the kelp!

#phycyeah #phycologyfriday

Kelp facts?! Oh you betcha

#phycyeah!

I may be *a little* biased, but this panel absolutely rocked!

So amazing and inspiring to hear from leaders in kelp forest restoration speaking about the state's efforts to protect and restore kelp forests! #phycyeah!

Leveraging #PhycologyFriday to encourage all of you to sign up for the upcoming Secretary Speaker Series: Saving California’s Underwater Forests

Hear from Secretary Crowfoot and from researchers, story tellers, and tribal resource managers about our work to restore iconic kelp forests #phycyeah!

Century-Old Seaweeds Discovered in Carpinteria Attic Rare species collection shows ocean changes after industrialization and plastics.

"Century-Old Seaweeds Discovered in Carpinteria Attic"

What an awesome story and legacy! While we lack conclusive baselines for nearshore temperate ecosystems, archives like the one found in Ms. Sanchez's attic help us understand and track change #phycyeah! 🦑🧪

www.independent.com/2025/02/12/c...

An imagine of an underwater rocky reef. In the foreground is a school of blue rockfish with their distinctive "war paint". Towering above the reef and fish is a forest of elk kelp. A long green-yellow stalk is capped by a bulbous air bladder, which sits below the antler-like branching pattern that gives this kelp its name. The blades of the kelp are long and flat and flow in the current. Photo credit: Brett Seymour / US National Park Service

An image of a SCUBA diver posing under the canopy of elk kelp. The antler-like branching pattern that gives this kelp its name is on full display. The SCUBA diver is dwarfed by the long, flat, blades billowing in the current. Above and behind the diver are more elk kelp. The water is many shades of cold blue, contrasting with the yellow-green of the kelp. Photo credit: United States National Park Service

A tattoo of elk kelp on human's shoulder and back. Tattoo and photo by Hira Lupe (the author is the subject)

I may be biased, but elk kelp is *my* favorite canopy former

The elusive elk #kelp (Pelgophycus porra) doesn't typically grow to the surface, instead these deep-dwelling giants can form extensive subsurface canopies from 20m down to 90m! How cool is that!? #PhycologyFriday #marinelife #phycyeah

Bull kelp growing towards the surface on a rocky reef. The water is a mix of blue and green, the young bull kelp are golden yellow. A bright orange sponge grows over the reef in the foreground. Photo by Patrick Webster / UnderwaterPat

A bright swirl of giant kelp canopy glows golden yellow on the surface of the water. Looking up towards the surface, the shallow water is a light blue. In the foreground, bright pink coralline algae shelters a juvenile rocky fish, which can be seen swimming next to thick eelgrass. Photocredit: Patrick Webster/Underwater Pat

A bright señorita, a cigar-shaped fish, swims in the foreground in front of thick strands of yellow green giant kelp growing towards the surface. The cool ocean water is a hazy blue. More fish and kelp can bee seen in the background. Photocredit: Pike Spector

Rich, golden giant kelp as seen from the sky. The intricate patterns of giant kelp canopy mix with silty gray-blue water. Photocredit: Ralph Pace

So glad to see that #phycologyfriday is still a thing!

Here in California we're lucky to have not one, but TWO species of canopy forming kelps! #Giantkelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) and #bullkelp (Nereocystis leutkeana).

Who's your favorite canopy-former?

#phycyeah #marinelife

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Found some *Desmarestia* while sampling our #SitkaNSF tidepools today! #PhycYeah #ScientistsWhoSelfie