Coccolithophore (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins University

Coccolithophore

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This is a scanning electron microscope image of a coccolithophore, which can measure from 5 to 15 microns across, less than a fifth the width of a human hair.

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Amy Wyeth, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

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