Three-dimensional realisation of the phytoplankton Emiliania huxleyi type A, a calcareous alga, based on scanning electron microscope photos. Since only limited photographic and documentation material could be found, some details are freely interpreted.
Size comparison:
The diameter of Emiliania huxleyi is about 6 µm, a human hair about 60 – 80 µm.
Hair on the left, Emiliania huxleyi on the right
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliania_huxleyi
- https://www.mikrotax.org/Nannotax3/index.php?taxon=Emiliania%20huxleyi&module=ntax_cenozoic
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Coccolith: https://www.printables.com/de/model/420917-emiliania-huxleyi-coccolith
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