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Elevated pH at the onset of calcification in Cibicides lobatulus. (A) Before calcite is precipitated, the primary organic sheet is formed that outlines the shape of the new chamber. (B) At this time, no calcite is visible under polarized light. (C) There is, however, an influx of high pH cytoplasm into the space of the new chamber. (Scale bar, 10 μm.)
