Coccolithophores are a group of unicellular plant plankton, which produce exoskeletons of
minute calcite plates, called coccoliths. Despite their small size (1− 10 µm across), coccoliths …

Coccolithophores occupy a special position within the marine phytoplankton because of
their production of intricate calcite scales, or coccoliths. Coccolithophores are major …

Coccolithophores are a group of calcifying unicellular algae that constitute a major fraction
of oceanic primary productivity, play an important role in the global carbon cycle, and are …

Coccolithophores are major contributors to phytoplankton communities and ocean
biogeochemistry and are strong modulators of the optical field in the sea. New discoveries …

A comprehensive classification of extant haptophytes is presented, with full citations of all
taxa from species to class level within the division Haptophyta. Almost 100 notes discuss …

Coccolithophores impact the ocean carbon cycle principally through the generation of CO2
during CaCO3 production. Coccolithophore biomineralization has been examined most …

Coccolithophores are one of the main groups of marine phytoplankton playing key roles in
the marine eco-system as primary producers and in marine biogeochemistry. These …

In this chapter we present a revision of the biogeographical distribution of five
coccolithophorid species (Coccolithus pelagicus, Calcidiscus leptoporus, Heli-cosphaera …

In order to assess the significance of calcifying organisms for the carbonate budget it is
necessary to have reliable estimates of the relative proportion of carbonate production of the …

Calcareous nannofossils were important producers of pelagic carbonates in Mesozoic
oceans. In order to better understand the origin of Mesozoic pelagic carbonates we studied …