Ian Randall | 9 March 2010
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The reproductive cysts of acantharians sink seasonally from surface levels of the ocean to deeper waters, oceanographers at the University of Southampton believe. These oft-overlooked single-celled radiolaria, which have mineral skeletons, are believed to behave this way to exploit an annual increase in food.
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Category: Micropalaeontology, Oceanography, Sedimentology |
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Tags: Acantharians, Atlantic Ocean, Celesite, Deep Ocean, Discovery, Oceanography, Radiolaria, University of Southhampton