Calcareous phytoplankton. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the external mineralised structure (coccosphere) of a small marine algal orga

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Calcareous phytoplankton. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the external mineralised structure (coccosphere) of a small marine algal organism (phytoplankton) called a coccolithophore. Coccospheres are made up of coccoliths, which are individual plates of calcite crystals. Magnification: x3000 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 4133px × 4228px
Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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