全球海洋中颗石藻 (coccolith)的年产量估计为 5 36 80 0× 10 8～ 5 36 80 0 0× 10 8t,为食植性动物提供食物5 31432× 10 ⁸～ 5 31432 0× 10 ⁸t,产生碳酸盐约 12 8× 10 ⁸t,固定碳 2 0 0 0× 10 ⁸t,从大气圈和水圈中吸收CO2 7333× 10 ⁸t(为世界CO2 年排放量的 32倍 )。光合作用放出氧 6 943× 10 ⁸t。在海洋生物中居重要地位 ,对维护地球表面生态平衡起重要作用。

The annual output of coccolith in the oceans is 536 800 ×10⁸ ～ 5 368 000 ×10⁸ tons, which can
provide 531 432 ×10⁸ ～ 5 314 320 ×10⁸ tons of food for planktons, produce 12 .8 ×10⁸ tons of carbonate,fix 2 000 ×10⁸ tons of carbon, absorb 7 333 ×10⁸ tons of CO2 from the atmosphere and hydrosphere ( equals32 times the total CO2 emitted in the world in a year) , emite 6 943 ×10⁸ tons of O2 by photosynthesis .It showed great significance in maintaining ecological balance of the earth surface.