Articles | Volume 18, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6061-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6061-2021
Research article
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25 Nov 2021
Research article |  | 25 Nov 2021

A stable ultrastructural pattern despite variable cell size in Lithothamnion corallioides

Valentina Alice Bracchi, Giulia Piazza, and Daniela Basso

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on bg-2021-140', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Aug 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1 in bold', Valentina Alice Bracchi, 30 Sep 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on bg-2021-140', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Aug 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2 in bold', Valentina Alice Bracchi, 30 Sep 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (13 Oct 2021) by Hiroshi Kitazato
AR by Valentina Alice Bracchi on behalf of the Authors (18 Oct 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (20 Oct 2021) by Hiroshi Kitazato
AR by Valentina Alice Bracchi on behalf of the Authors (25 Oct 2021)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
Ultrastructures of Lithothamnion corallioides, a crustose coralline alga collected from the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea at different depths, show high-Mg-calcite cell walls formed by crystals with a specific shape and orientation that are unaffected by different environmental conditions of the living sites. This suggests that the biomineralization process is biologically controlled in coralline algae and can have interesting applications in paleontology.
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