Calcareous phytoplankton. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the external mineralised structure (coccosphere) of a small marine algal organism called a coccolithophore (Pontosphaera japonica). The coccosphere is made up of coccoliths,which are individual plates of calcite crystals. Collected off Hawaii. Specimen diameter 22 micrometers | |
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