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Coccolithophores are haptophyte phytoplankton with a global distribution. Emiliania huxleyi is the dominant bloom-forming species. Each cell is covered with 20–30 calcite discs (coccoliths) 2–10 µm in diameter.

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Satellite images in August 1999 showed a milky patch >500,000 km². In situ sampling revealed E. huxleyi densities of 4 × 10⁶ cells/L. Surface albedo increased by 15%, slightly cooling local sea surface temperatures. The bloom lasted six weeks, followed by a mass sedimentation of coccoliths that blanketed the seafloor. milky tides