Deep sedimentation of acantharian cysts -- a reproductive strategy?

Monday, March 8, 2010 - 10:56 in Paleontology & Archaeology

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. Scientists suspect that this...

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