Domain Eukaryota Order Isochrysidales Genus Pleurochrysis | Class Prymnesiophyceae Family Pleurochrysidae Rank Species | |
Similar Pleurochrysis, Coccolithus, Emiliania, Coccolithophore, Haptophyte | ||
Pleurochrysis carterae is a species of unicellular coccolithophorid algae 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.
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