This lifeform is found in the northern Pacific Ocean (Aleutian Islands, etc.). This lifeform is marine and found only in salt water. This lifeform is locally common in suitable environments.

Bull kelp or giant bladder kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) is found in the northern Pacific Ocean. In North America this species is found from central California north to Alaska. This species has stems that can grow to over 100 feet long and blades that add another 15 feet to its total length.

The Laminariales include such species as the wracks, bull kelp, and giant kelp.

Brown Algae Group (Phaedophyta) is usually broken into three main categories:  The Chrysophyta, the  Pyrrophyta, and the Phaeophyta. Golden Brown Algae Group (Chrysophyta) has about 6,000 species. Fire Algae Group (Pyrrophyta) contains about 1,000 species. The group has a broad habitat base from parasites to the marine algae that produce the red tides. Brown Algae Group (Phaeophyta) has about 1,000 species. Most of these are marine seaweeds with the giant kelps as typical examples.

Protista kingdom (sometimes spelled as Protoctista) contains numerous phyla including unicellular animals and algae.