Thus, corals and pteropods, which both produce aragonitic shells, and coralline algae, which manufacture magnesium calcite, may be especially susceptible to harm from ocean acidification. 珊瑚和翼足类都会分泌霰石外壳,珊瑚藻则制造镁方解石,因此,它们可能特别脆弱,容易受海洋酸化的伤害。
Coralline \Cor"al*line\ (? or ?), a. [Cf. L. corallinus coralred.] Composed of corallines; as, coralline limestone.
Coralline \Cor"al*line\, n. [Cf. F. coralline.] 1. (Bot.) A submarine, semicalcareous or calcareous plant, consisting of many jointed branches.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Formerly any slender coral-like animal; -- sometimes applied more particulary to bryozoan corals.