Structure and composition of calcareous sponge spicules: A review and comparison to structurally related biominerals

Micron

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-228

  Sethmann, Ingo ^a   Wörheide, Gert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Calcarea; Calcite; Echinodermata; Porifera; Silica; Single crystals; Skeletons; Sponges; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; BIOMINERALIZATION; MAGNESIUM; MARINE BIOLOGY; SILICA; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

CALCAREA; CALCITES; ECHINODERMATA; PORIFERA; ULTRASTRUCTURES;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

MINERAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MORPHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SPONGE (PORIFERA); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MINERALS; MORPHOGENESIS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PORIFERA;

CALCAREA; DEMOSPONGIAE; ECHINODERMATA; HEXACTINELLIDA; PORIFERA;

EID: 39549114243     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2007.01.006     Document Type: Review

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