Dictyocysta mitra

Dictyocysta mitra

Shell of a marine plankton micro-organism as a 3D print

One of the microorganisms of the oceans’ plankton. Shown is the empty shell of Dictyocysta mitra with many openings, called fenestrae. Sample was collected by Tara Expeditions and recorded by Sebastien Colin and Photolab commissioned the print, both at EMBL.

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