Macrocystis pyrifera is one of the fastest-growing organisms on Earth.Fenner, Bob The Brown AlgaeWhite, L P & L G Plaskett, (1982) Biomass as Fuel. Academic Press. They can grow at a rate of a day to reach over long in one growing season.Cribb, A B. (1953) Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) Ag. in Tasmanian waters Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5 (1):1-34.Davis, Chuck. (1991) California Reefs. San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books.
