# Rinse the alga to remove salt, sand, and foreign particles.
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| common_name = Kelp
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# place one of the small pieces of plywood on a work surface and cover it with a layer of blotter paper (or newspaper).
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| latin_name = Macrocystis
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# Fill the shallow pan with water and float the mounting paper in it.
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| color = tan
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# Float the algae specimen on the mounting paper, spreading the fronds out as best you can.
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| image = Giantkelp2 300.jpg
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# Carefully lift the mounting paper with the algae specimen out of the water, draining off the water as you lift it up.
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| image_caption = ''Macrocystis pyrifera''
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# Lay the mounting paper on the blotter paper placed on the sheet of plywood earlier.
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| description = ''Macrocystis'' is a genus of kelp, some species of which are so huge that the plants may grow to up to 60m. The stipes arise from a holdfast and branch three or four times from near the base. Blades develop at irregular intervals along the stipe. M. pyrifera grows to over 45 m long. The stipes are unbranched and each has a gas bladder at its base.
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# Cover the sample (still on the mounting paper) with a sheet of wax paper
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# Put your name and the specimen's identity on the mailing label, and place it on the wax paper.
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# Cover this with another layer of blotter paper and/or newspaper.
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# Repeat for each sample, stacking them on atop the other, separated by blotters.
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# When the last specimen has been covered, lay the second piece of plywood over assembly.
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# Bind the "sandwich" with the nylon straps or belts, and tighten as best you can. Alternately, you could use C-clamps to clamp the sandwich together, or you could place heavy weights on the entire assembly.
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# Place in a well-ventilated area
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# Change the newspaper and blotter paper daily for the next five days or until the samples are dry,
Description:Macrocystis is a genus of kelp, some species of which are so huge that the plants may grow to up to 60m. The stipes arise from a holdfast and branch three or four times from near the base. Blades develop at irregular intervals along the stipe. M. pyrifera grows to over 45 m long. The stipes are unbranched and each has a gas bladder at its base.
