Image: Coccolithus pelagicus

Description: Coccolithus pelagicus ssp. braarudii. Coccolithus pelagicus; coccosphere. Location: N. Atlantic; 48N, -20E; 3200m image sets Taxa - Coccolithophores - London NHM/Roscoff
Title: Coccolithus pelagicus
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Author: Richard Lampitt, Jeremy Young, The Natural History Museum, London
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