Multi-scale mineralogical characterization of the hypercalcified sponge Petrobiona massiliana (Calcarea, Calcaronea)

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 315-329

  Gilis, Melany ^a,b   Grauby, Olivier ^c   Willenz, Philippe ^a,b   Dubois, Philippe ^b   Legras, Laurent ^d   Heresanu, Vasile ^c   Baronnet, Alain ^c  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d R and D Division   (France)

Author keywords

Amorphous; Biomineralization; Calcification; Calcium carbonate; Coralline sponge

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; BASAL SKELETON; BIOMINERALIZATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PETROBIONA MASSILIANA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; SPONGE (PORIFERA); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; IONS; MAGNESIUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PORIFERA; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANTHOZOA; CALCAREA; CALCARONEA; ECHINODERMATA; METAZOA; PETROBIONA MASSILIANA;

EID: 80455174591     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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