From our latest paper on stony #coral calcifying interface published in @JStructBiol together with #TaliMass and @ShaniLevybit.ly/3qkwC9M
Primary polyps constantly change the thickness of their extracellular calcifying interface!
Surprisingly large paracellular spaces were observed in the calicoblastic cell layer of S. pistillata primary polyps
Mineral in white, cells in red, and extracellular in space
in blue