ᎤᏯᏍᎦ
ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ, ᏄᏍᏛ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᏗ outer ᎫᏢᎥᏍᎬ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎦᏂᏝᎢ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏯᏅᎲ ᎤᏯᏍᎦ. ᎾᎯᏳᎢ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎡᎿᎢ ᎡᎥ, ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ, ᎠᏛᎯᏍᏙᏗ exoskeleton, ᎤᏠᏱᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ mollusk ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅ ᎾᏍᏋ ᎤᏯᏍᎦ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏱᏓᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ ᎬᎨᏫᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎤᏛᏅᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏯᏍᎦ ᎠᎴ ᎪᏢᏅᎯ chitin, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏙᏗ ᏭᏚᎸᏛ ᏗᎬᏙᏗ (ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏙᏗ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎫᏢᎥᏍᎬ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎡᎿᎢ ᎡᎥ).
ᎯᎠ ᎤᏯᏍᎦ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏠᏱᎭ ᎪᏢᏅᎯ ᎤᏂᏥ, ᎤᏔᏂᏗ ᎦᏙᎯ ᏧᏠᎯᏍᏗ outer ᏫᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏗ conchiolin (scleroprotein), ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏓ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎤᏁᎫᏥᏛ ᏫᏚᏳᎪᏛ calcium carbonate (CaCO3) ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᏊ calcite ᎠᎴ aragonite ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ platy ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏗ.
ᎤᏂᏥ ᎨᏒᎢ secreted ᎾᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ epithelial ᎦᏁᎸ (ᎪᏢᎯ ᎢᎪᏢᎯ ᎢᎦᏁᎸᎯ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᏫᏚᏳᎪᏛ ectoderm) ᎯᎠ ᎦᏚ ᎠᏄᏬᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᏂᏱᎴᎩ ᎦᏂᏝᎢ. ᎦᏂᏝᎢ ᎩᎬ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏪᎾᎢ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ dissolved calcium. ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏂᏝᎢ ᎯᎠ calcium ᎨᏒᎢ concentrated atsinuqowisgv ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎩᎬ ᎭᏢᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᎵᏇ ᏨᏕᎨᏫ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ calcium carbonate. ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᏫᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏚᏓᎴᎿᎥ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎤᏙᏢᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏆᎨᏂ. ᎤᏂᏥ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ ᏓᏍᏆᏂᎪᏔᏅ onto ᎯᎠ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎦᏚᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏂᏝᎢ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎤᏯᏍᎦ (ᎯᎠ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᏗᎧᏃᏗ ᎤᏂᏥ ᏫᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏥ ᏓᎬᎾ), ᎢᏧᎳ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎤᏅᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ ᎦᎶᏂᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏯᏍᎦ ᎤᏩᏌᏊ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎤᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᏗᎦᏘᎴᎩ ᎠᎩᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᏓᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ damaging ᎢᎦᏛ.
ᎯᎠ ᎤᏯᏍᎦ ᎠᎾᏍᎬᏘ ᎠᏛᏍᎬ ᎦᏬᎯᎸᏙᏗ ᎢᏳᎳᎪᏗ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏂᏝᎢ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎦᏟᏐᏗ ᎤᏂᏥ ᎯᎠ ᏓᏓᏘᏂᏒ ᎠᏍᏛᎢ ᎾᎥᏂᎨ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏍᎬ. ᎪᎯ ᏂᏕᎬᏂᏏᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏯᏍᎦ ᏗᏙᎳᎩ ᎦᏅᎯᏓᎨ ᎠᎴ wider ᎤᏟ ᎢᏲᏍᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏛᏏᏒ ᎦᏂᏝᎢ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ.
ᎯᎳᎪ ᎢᏳ ᎦᏂᏝᎢ ᎨᏒᎢ invaded ᎾᎥᎢ ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎨᏒᎢ irritated ᎾᎥᎢ ᎢᏅ ᏕᎨᏒ ᏗᎦᏘᎴᏍᏗ Ꮎ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏂᏝᎢ ᏝᏰᎵ ᎠᏓᏄᎪᏫᏍᏗ, ᏧᎵᎬᏩᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ encystation ᏗᏓᏂᏐᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎡᏍᎦ ᏄᎵᏍᏓᏁ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎦᏌᏆᎸ, concentric ᏫᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎤᏂᏥ. ᎪᎯ ᏧᎵᎬᏩᎳᏅᎯ ᏭᎵᏱᎶᎸ ᏚᏙᏢᏒ ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏯᏅᏛ ᏓᎬᎾ ᎠᎴ ᏫᎬᎵᏱᎴᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎦᏅᎯᏓ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏂᏝᎢ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠ.
ᎤᏯᏍᎦ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᏗᏙᎳᎩ ᎠᎴ outlast ᎯᎠ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏰᎵ ᏩᏂᎨᎢ-ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎡᎿᎢ ᎡᎥ Ꮎ ᎠᏛᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏂ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎦᏅᎯᏓ ᎢᏳᎳᎪᏗ. ᎡᏆ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏯᏍᎦ ᎠᎾᏍᎬᏘ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ ᎦᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏙᎳᎩ ᎦᏟᏌᏅ ᎦᎴᏴᏔᏅ ᎾᎾᎯ limestone. ᎤᏯᏍᎦ Ꮎ ᎠᎬᏍᏉᏍᏗ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ ᎾᎿ beaches ᎠᎴ ᎤᏯᏅᎲ seashells, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏂᏢᏅ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎢᎦᏛ ᎤᎿᎸ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ.
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