About 30% of the carbon dioxide produced by human activities is absorbed by the ocean leading to a decrease of seawater pH and saturation state of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). The subsequent ocean acidification is likely to result in profound changes in marine ecosystems, in particular among the marine calcifiers. Coccolithophorides together with foraminifera produce more than 90% of the pelagic carbonate in the modern ocean. Culture experiments have shown that the response of coccolithophores to pH varies between and within species, thus complicating our understanding of the overall impact biological response on the carbon cycle and feedbacks on climate. Indeed, different sensitivities to increase dissolved CO2 and decrease seawater pH, and ...