Coccolithophores are unicellular sea phytoplankton, which produce intricate, tightly regulated, exoskeleton

Coccolithophores are unicellular sea phytoplankton, which produce intricate, tightly regulated, exoskeleton calcite structures. The purpose of this review is usually to spark new interest in biomineralisation and gain new insight into coccolithophores from a material science perspective, drawing on existing knowledge from taxonomists, geologists, palaeontologists and phycologists. CCMP647. The scope of marine organisms in the… Continue reading Coccolithophores are unicellular sea phytoplankton, which produce intricate, tightly regulated, exoskeleton