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Composite calcite and opal test in Foraminifera (Rhizaria)
SUGAR, X-star, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
Satoshi Okada
SUGAR, X-star, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
Yoshiyuki Ishitani
SUGAR, X-star, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
Katsuyuki Uematsu
Marine Works Japan Ltd., 3-54-1 Oppamahigashi-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0063, Japan
Akihiro Tame
Marine Works Japan Ltd., 3-54-1 Oppamahigashi-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0063, Japan
Kaya Oda
SUGAR, X-star, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
Noriyuki Isobe
Research Institute for Marine Resources Utilization (MRU), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
Toyoho Ishimura
Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshidanihonmatsu, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
Masashi Tsuchiya
Research Institute for Global Change (RIGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
Hidetaka Nomaki
SUGAR, X-star, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
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We report the first benthic foraminifera with a composite test (i.e. shell) made of opal, which coats the inner part of the calcitic layer. Using comprehensive techniques, we describe the morphology and the composition of this novel opal layer and provide evidence that the opal is precipitated by the foraminifera itself. We explore the potential precipitation process and function(s) of this composite test and further discuss the possible implications for palaeoceanographic reconstructions.
We report the first benthic foraminifera with a composite test (i.e. shell) made of opal, which...
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