Pleurochrysis carterae
| Pleurochrysis carterae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (incertae sedis) | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Haptophyta |
| Class: | Prymnesiophyceae |
| Order: | Isochrysidales |
| Family: | Pleurochrysidae |
| Genus: | Pleurochrysis |
| Species: | P. carterae |
Pleurochrysis carterae is a unicellular coccolithophorid alga that has the ability to calcify subcellularly. They produce calcified scales, known as coccoliths, which are deposited on the surface of the cell resulting in the formation of a coccosphere. Pleurochrysis carterae produce heterococcoliths which are composed of crystal units of variable shapes and sizes.
See also
External links
- wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au THE CULTURE OF COCCOLITHOPHORID ALGAE FOR CARBON DIOXIDE BIOFIXATION (pdf)
- webs.uvigo.es INHIBITION OF CRYSTAL GROWTH IN COCCOLITH FORMATION OF PLEUROCHRYSIS CARTERAE BY A POTENT SCALE INHIBITOR, (1-HYDROXYETHYLIDENE) BISPHOSPHONIC ACID (HEBP)(pdf)
- adsabs.harvard.edu Pleurochrysis Carterae: a Model to Study Biologically Directed Mineralization in Space (pdf)
- Sáez, A. G.; Probert, I; Geisen, M; Quinn, P; Young, J. R.; Medlin, L. K. (2003). "Pseudo-cryptic speciation in coccolithophores". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100 (12): 7163–7168. Bibcode:2003PNAS..100.7163S. doi:10.1073/pnas.1132069100. PMC 165847
. PMID 12759476.
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