Coccolith
Calcium carbonate scales covering some phytoplankton species / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Coccoliths are individual plates or scales of calcium carbonate formed by coccolithophores (single-celled phytoplankton such as Emiliania huxleyi) and cover the cell surface arranged in the form of a spherical shell, called a coccosphere.