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A particularly dramatic example is their ability to replace phospholipids with non-phosphorus membrane lipids in phosphorus-depleted environments. [10] It is possible to accumulate the desired products in microalgae to a large extent by changing environmental factors, like temperature, illumination, pH, CO 2 supply, salt and nutrients.
Emiliania huxleyi was named after Thomas Huxley and Cesare Emiliani, who were the first to examine sea-bottom sediment and discover the coccoliths within it.It is believed to have evolved approximately 270,000 years ago from the older genus Gephyrocapsa Kampter [8] [9] and became dominant in planktonic assemblages, and thus in the fossil record, approximately 70,000 years ago.