Novel biomineralization strategy in calcareous foraminifera

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Borrelli, Chiara, Panieri, Giuliana, Dahl, Trine Merete, Neufeld, Kai
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Marin geologi: 466; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Marine geology: 466; Stella; Arctic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/13472; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28400-2

Source at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28400-2 . Licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. This work shows that calcareous benthic foraminifera are capable of agglutinating sedimentary particles also. In particular, we focus on Melonis barleeanus. Traditionally considered a calcareous species, our data reveal...