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Coccolithophores

Coccolithophores. Victor Perez Ms. Leza Marine Biology/Period 4 21 February 2013. I. The Book Facts. Photosynthetic protists that are covered by calcareous (Calcium Carbonate) plates called coccoliths . Mostly found in the tropics, where they are important members of the phytoplankton.

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Coccolithophores

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  1. Coccolithophores Victor Perez Ms. Leza Marine Biology/Period 4 21 February 2013

  2. I. The Book Facts • Photosynthetic protists that are covered by calcareous (Calcium Carbonate) plates called coccoliths. • Mostly found in the tropics, where they are important members of the phytoplankton. • When the cells die, their calcareous plates are deposited on the ocean bottom as sediment. • As a matter of fact, their shells do not decompose

  3. II. Book Facts Cont… • The amount of the shells that drop on the seafloor allow studies of past decades. • The study includes how much content of coccoliths were around at that time and estimate the rate at which they accumulated. • When surface waters were warm and CO2 was plentiful with photosynthesis, the larger the population was, including their leftovers. • Visa Versa when cold and CO2 is low.

  4. III. Species • Scyphosphaeraapsteinii • Case Lohmann 1902 • could be a valuable model to further study coccolithophore calcification and cell physiological responses to ocean acidification.

  5. IV. Research Online • Classification: • Empire: Eukaryota • Kingdom: Chromista • Subkingdom: Hacrobia • Phylum: Haptophyta • Class: Coccolithophyceae [Prymnesiophyceae] • Subclass: Prymnesiophycidae • Order: Zygodiscales • Family: Pontosphaeraceae • Genus: Scyphosphaera

  6. V. More Facts (online) • Usually get consumed by zooplankton. • The role that they play in the ocean is still unknown.

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