Antarctic Bioconstructional Bryozoans from Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea): Morphology, Skeletal Structures and Biomineralization

Antarctic Bioconstructional Bryozoans from Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea): Morphology, Skeletal Structures and Biomineralization

Among Antarctic bryozoans, some species are able to develop calcitic bioconstructions promoting habitat complexity, but the processes leading to biomineral formation are mostly unknown. The present work investigated three Antarctic bryozoans, from morphological to skeletal features, including the or...

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Main Authors: Chiara Lombardi, Piotr Kuklinski, Edoardo Spirandelli, Giorgio Bruzzone, Giancarlo Raiteri, Andrea Bordone, Claudio Mazzoli, Matthias López Correa, Robert van Geldern, Laurent Plasseraud, Jérôme Thomas, Frédéric Marin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
Bryozoa
Antarctica
calcifying ecosystem
growth check lines
zooid morphometrics
skeletal organic matrix (SOM)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/2/246

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