The spherical or roughly spherical arrangement of coccoliths that form the complete protective shell of a coccolithophore.
From coccus (berry) plus sphere (Greek sphaira, globe). The term describes how individual coccolith plates fit together like a geometric puzzle.
Coccospheres are like microscopic suits of armor made of thousands of interlocking crystal plates—so precisely engineered that materials scientists are using them as models for bulletproof vests.
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