#micro-habitat

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Underwater macro photograph of a golden-brown kelp blade covered with a lacy white bryozoan colony, a feathery hydroid and tiny coiled tubeworms, against soft teal water.

Life on the Blade: Epiphytes and the Kelp Micro-Forest

A single kelp blade hosts algae, bryozoans, hydroids and a whole mobile fauna. Meet the epiphytes — the living deck that perches on the forest's leaves.

Dr. Theo Nakamura · September 21, 2026

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