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acantharian .
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Posted on: Monday, 8 March 2010, 12: 57 CST Acantharian cyst sedimentation Spore-like reproductive cysts of enigmatic organisms called acantharians rapidly sink from surface waters
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Posted on: Monday, 8 March 2010, 12: 57 CST Acantharian cyst sedimentation Spore-like reproductive cysts of enigmatic organisms called acantharians rapidly sink from surface waters
WN.com - Articles related to Sea secrets - over 5,000 new marine species found 2010
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Spore-like reproductive cysts of enigmatic organisms called acantharians rapidly sink from surface waters to the deep ocean in certain regions, according to new research.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Posted on: Monday, 8 March 2010, 12: 57 CST Acantharian cyst sedimentation Spore-like reproductive cysts of enigmatic organisms called acantharians rapidly sink from surface waters
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Although single celled and known mainly to specialists, acantharians are globally distributed and often very abundant.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Uniquely, the spiny skeletons and cyst shells of acantharians are composed of crystalline strontium sulphate, known as celestite, precipitated from seawater in the upper ocean.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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This undated handout image provided by the Census of Marine Life shows, the acantharians are one of the four types of large amoebae that occur in marine open waters.
Newsvine - Get Smarter Here Randolph E. Schmid 2010
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"Although acantharians are known to contribute to organic matter transport at shallower depths, we were amazed to discover a high flux of their spore-like reproductive cysts in the deep ocean," says PhD student Patrick Martin of the University of Southampton's School of Ocean and Earth Science based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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This undated handout image provided by the Census of Marine Life shows, the acantharians are one of the four types of large amoebae that occur in marine open waters.
daytondailynews.com - News RANDOLPH E. SCHMID 2010
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This undated handout image provided by the Census of Marine Life shows, the acantharians are one of the four types of large amoebae that occur in marine open waters.
News AFP 2010
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