Possible vestige of early phosphatic biomineralization in gorgonian octocorals (Coelenterata)

Research Article| May 01, 2000 Possible vestige of early phosphatic biomineralization in gorgonian octocorals (Coelenterata) Ian G. Macintyre; Ian G. Macintyre 1Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Frederick M. Bayer; Frederick M. Bayer 2Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M. Amelia V. Logan; M. Amelia V. Logan 3Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar H. Catherine W. Skinner H. Catherine W. Skinner 4Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208109, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2000) 28 (5): 455–458. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<455:PVOEPB>2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 05 Nov 1999 rev-recd: 07 Feb 2000 accepted: 16 Feb 2000 first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Ian G. Macintyre, Frederick M. Bayer, M. Amelia V. Logan, H. Catherine W. Skinner; Possible vestige of early phosphatic biomineralization in gorgonian octocorals (Coelenterata). Geology 2000;; 28 (5): 455–458. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<455:PVOEPB>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Skeletal carbonate hydroxylapatite, heretofore unknown in modern coelenterates, has been found in the axes and holdfasts of the gorgonian octocoral family Gorgoniidae. This carbonate apatite is a distinctive feature of this family of octocorals and may indicate a previous history of phosphatic skeletal mineralization within this phylum. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.