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Coccolithophore Definition:
Photosynthetic protists belonging to the group Stramenopila, super group Chromalveolata. They are characterized by coccoliths-intricate cell walls made of calcite.
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Coccolithophore Notes:
Coccolithophores are unicellular, eukaryotic phytoplankton. According to the Robert Whittaker's Five kingdom classification, they belong to the kingdom Protista and according to new biological classification they belong to the clade Hacrobia.
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