Coccolithophore (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)
Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish
Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
Profiling float (Photo : David Luquet)
Copepode Sapphirina iris (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom genus Coscinodiscus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Krill (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Satellite observation (GEOS-12) of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico - Source : NASA-NOAA
Velella - Planktonic Vessels
Colonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.
Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Carte bathymétrique mondiale
Dinoflagellés Ceratium massiliense var protuberans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Colony of diatoms genus Bacillaria whose single cells slide against each other (Video : Sophie Marro)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)