"Whorl'd View" | Giant Kelp Fine Art Print jellyfish genus Nereocystis

genus Nereocystis

A cutie snooty patootie painted nudibranch Dirona picta found August 23

There are also a half-dozen sub-canopy-forming kelps with fleshier or woody stipes that create extra habitat and resources for many organisms beneath the tall towers of bull and giant kelp

Dendronotus albus — White dendronotus found October 10

Rostanga pulchra — Red sponge dorid found on February 10

"Whorl'd View" | Giant Kelp Fine Art Print jellyfish genus NereocystisA growing blade of giant kelp with top snail accent at Monastery Beach, August 2018 (First place wide angle unrestricted 2018 Monterey Shootout underwater photography competition)