Pleurochrysis carterae
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| Pleurochrysis carterae | |
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| Species: | P. carterae |
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| Pleurochrysis carterae (Braarud & Fagerland) T.Christensen | |
Pleurochrysis carterae is a marine species of unicellular coccolithophorid algae that has the ability to calcify subcellularly. They produce calcified scales, known as coccoliths, which are deposited on the surface of the cell resulting in the formation of a coccosphere. Pleurochrysis carterae produce heterococcoliths which are composed of crystal units of variable shapes and sizes.
