Reconstructing calcification in ancient coccolithophores: Individual coccolith weight and morphology of Coccolithus pelagicus (sensu lato)

• Published in: Marine Micropaleontology
• Main Authors: Cubillos, JC, Henderiks, J, Beaufort, L, Howard, WR, Hallegraeff, GM
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science Bv 2012
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Plant Biology; Phycology (incl. Marine Grasses); South Tasman Rise; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2012.04.005; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/77927

We have adapted an existing method to estimate coccolith calcite weight using birefringence (Beaufort,2005) to suit the large coccoliths of Coccolithus pelagicus , which are only partially birefringent under crosspolarisedlight microscopy. Fossil and sediment trap material from the South Tasman Rise...