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Giant Kelp

Macrocystis pyrifera

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Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp) is a species of brown algae in the family Laminariaceae.

EOL has data for 7 attributes, including:

cultivated in
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/cultivated_in
- Definition: This organism is cultivated (populations grown with the aid of human effort or technology) in the following region(s)
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Peru
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3932488
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Falkland Islands
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3474414
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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waterfall
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000040
- Definition: A sudden descent of water over a step or ledge in the bed of a river.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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kelp forest
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000058
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harvested in
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/harvested_in
- Definition: This organism is caught or collected, and put to human use, in the following region(s)
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Peru
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3932488
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Giant kelp. View this species on GBIF

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