Direct deposition of crystalline aragonite in the controlled biomineralization of the calcareous tubeworm

Although space delineation is a well-accepted requirement for biologically controlled biomineralization, the actual location of the mineralizing compartment within marine invertebrates has only recently been determined. We observed that the biomineralization was compartmented within the collar regio...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Marine Science
Main Authors:	Vera Bin San eChan, Takashi eToyofuku, George eWetzel, Laxmikant eSaraf, Vengatesen eThiyagarajan, Andrew Stanley Mount
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Subjects:	Biomineralization calcification Tubeworms electron diffraction aragonite FIB-TEM
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2015.00097/full