Collection of X-ray micro computed tomography images of shells of planktic foraminifera with curated taxonomy

Abstract Calcite shells of planktic foraminifera (Protista, Rhizaria) constitute a large portion of deep-sea sediments. The shells are constructed by sequential addition of partly overlapping chambers with diverse shapes, resulting in complex shell architectures, which are genetically fixed and diag...

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Main Authors: Michael Siccha, Raphaël Morard, Julie Meilland, Shinya Iwasaki, Michal Kucera, Katsunori Kimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Scientific Data
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02498-0