coccosphere

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See also: coccosphère

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ancient Greek a grain, seed + English sphere.

Noun[edit]

coccosphere (plural coccospheres)

  1. (biology) A small rounded marine organism, capable of breaking up into coccoliths.
    • 2013, Hans R. Thierstein, ‎ Jeremy R. Young, Coccolithophores: From Molecular Processes to Global Impact, page 303:
      Knappertsbusch et al. (1997) redefined the C. leptoporus morphotype concept of Knappertsbusch (1990) by measureing the coccosphere diameter and mean coccolith diameter of an additional 63 coccospheres.
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