From Coccospheres (Left) to Coccoliths (Right). (IMAGE)

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

From Coccospheres (Left) to Coccoliths (Right).

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From coccospheres (left) to coccoliths (right). Coccolithophores are microscopic marine algae that use carbon dioxide to grow but release carbon dioxide when they create their miniature calcite shells called 'coccoliths'.

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Alain Gibaud, IMMM, CNRS UMR 6283, Le Mans Université

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