The chalky scales that cover coccolithophores color the water milky white or bright blue.
覆盖白垩表的颗石藻将水面染成乳白色或者浅蓝色。
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Among the common kinds are cyanobacteria, silica-encased diatoms, dinoflagellates, green algae, and chalk-coated coccolithophores.
其中常见的种类是蓝藻、二氧化硅包裹硅藻、甲藻、绿藻和白垩涂层颗石藻。
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Some phytoplankton called coccolithophores are coated with white calcite that makes the water look bright turquoise when billions of them get together.