X-ray nanotomography of coccolithophores reveals that coccolith mass and segment number correlate with grid size

X-ray nanotomography of coccolithophores reveals that coccolith mass and segment number correlate with grid size

X-ray nanotomography of coccolithophores reveals that coccolith mass and segment number correlate with grid size, Published online: 14 February 2019; doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08635-x

Coccolithophores are one of the most abundant phytoplankton and calcifying organisms, well-known to produce intricate calcareous exoskeletons made of coccoliths. Here the authors show, by using X-ray nanotomography, the dependence of the grid size on the calcite nucleation site number and on the mass of coccoliths.

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