Florisphaera profunda
A coccolithophore with highly modified, plate-like coccoliths. This is a very common deep dwelleing species, typically living at about 100-150m depth in the water column, below the deep chlorophyll maximum.
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Keywords: alga, algae, algal, appendage, background, black, chromalveolata, chromista, coccolith, coccolithophore, coccolithophorid, electron, electronic, eukaryote, eukaryotic, florisphaera, haptophyta, haptophyte, microscope, ophiaster, profunda, protist, protista, prymnesiophyceae, scanning, shot, specimen, studio, studioshot, syracosphaeraceae, syracosphaerales
