Calcareous phytoplankton. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Coronosphaera mediterranea. This small algal organism (coccolihphore) is surrounded by a skeleton (coccosphere) composed of calcium carbonate plates (coccoliths). When the organism dies,the plates separate. Individual plates have been found in vast numbers and can make up the major component of a particular rock,such as the chalk of England. C. mediterranea is found in marine environments world wide | |
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