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Composite calcite and opal test in Foraminifera (Rhizaria)

Composite calcite and opal test in Foraminifera (Rhizaria)

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_097e1f5164ba45b399b359b2aabdaf2b

Composite calcite and opal test in Foraminifera (Rhizaria)

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Full title

Composite calcite and opal test in Foraminifera (Rhizaria)

Publisher

Katlenburg-Lindau: Copernicus GmbH

Journal title

Biogeosciences, 2024-07, Vol.21 (14), p.3271-3288

Language

English

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Publisher

Katlenburg-Lindau: Copernicus GmbH

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Foraminifera are unicellular eukaryotes known to have a shell, called a test, generally made of secreted calcite (CaCO3). For the first time, we report a foraminifera with a composite calcite–opal test in the cosmopolitan and well-studied benthic species Bolivina spissa (Rotaliida), sampled from Sagami Bay in Japan at 1410 m depth. Based on compreh...

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Full title

Composite calcite and opal test in Foraminifera (Rhizaria)

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_097e1f5164ba45b399b359b2aabdaf2b

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_097e1f5164ba45b399b359b2aabdaf2b

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ISSN

1726-4189,1726-4170

E-ISSN

1726-4189

DOI

10.5194/bg-21-3271-2024

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