Coccolithophore - Syracosphaera mediterranea (IMAGE)

Ruđer Bošković Institute

Coccolithophore - Syracosphaera mediterranea

Caption

Microscopic view of a coccolithophore (Syracosphaera pulchra), a single-celled ocean alga which intricate calcium plates (coccoliths) play a role in the global carbon cycle.

 

Credit

Dr Jelena Godrijan, Ruđer Bošković Institute

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