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Keywords: spicule
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J Exp Biol (2011) 214 (12): 2047–2056.
Published: 15 June 2011
...Xiaohong Wang; Matthias Wiens; Heinz C. Schröder; Klaus P. Jochum; Ute Schloßmacher; Hermann Götz; Heinz Duschner; Werner E. G. Müller SUMMARY The giant basal spicule of the hexactinellid sponge Monorhaphis chuni represents the longest natural siliceous structure on Earth. This spicule is composed...
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J Exp Biol (1997) 200 (20): 2653–2662.
Published: 15 October 1997
... uptake and subsequent deposition as calcium carbonate, a series of studies of the incorporation of 14 C-labeled compounds into spicules was undertaken using the soft coral Leptogorgia virgulata . It has been surmised for some time that dissolved inorganic carbon in sea water is used...