Coral (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Coral

Caption

A high-power microscopic image of the skeleton from Turbinaria peltata shows a pattern of both ion-attachment (in blue) and nanoparticle attachment (in green) of new minerals to the skeleton, indicating that both systems are used to build coral skeletons.

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Courtesy of Pupa Gilbert

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