Ontogeny and Early Steps of the Calcification Process in Coralline Algae Lithophyllum corallinae (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta)

Ontogeny and Early Steps of the Calcification Process in Coralline Algae Lithophyllum corallinae (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta)

Coralline algae (Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae) are one of the most abundant organisms in the hard-bottom marine photic zone where they provide settlement substrates, structure and shelter on rocky substrates. Coralline algae also play important roles in tropical reefs, both cementing corals together...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Tomazetto de Carvalho, Camila Hübner Costabile Wendt, Maria Julia Willemes, Ricardo da Gama Bahia, Marcos Farina, Leonardo Tavares Salgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Coralline algae
biomineralization
germinating spore
cell walls
calcium carbonate
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.900607/full

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