Pterygophora californica is a large species of kelp, commonly known as stalked kelp. It is the only species in its genus Pterygophora (Ruprecht, 1852)...

species for space and resources. Giant kelp may also compete with Pterygophora californica in these circumstances. Where surface waters are poor in nutrients...

Pleurophycus gardneri Setch. & Saund. (Alaska, California - America) Pterygophora californica Rupr. (Vancouver Island, British Columbia to Bahia del Ropsario...

Nereocystis grows in areas where Pterygophora californica also inhabits. Bull kelp will often grow on the stipe of Pterygophora, with up anywhere from 10 to...

settlement density on gametophyte growth and reproduction in the kelps Pterygophora californica and Macrocystis pyrifera (Phaeophyceae)". Journal of Phycology...

herbivore and feeds directly on kelps such as Saccharina dentigera and Pterygophora californica. Being such a specialised feeder, it can essentially be considered...

the giant kelp. Other brown algaes in the habitat can include Pterygophora californica, Cystoseira osmundacea, and species of Desmarestia. It is also...

towards the ocean surface, while an understory of the kelps Eisenia and Pterygophora reaches upward only a few meters. Beneath these kelps, a benthic assemblage...