Larva of decapod crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Copepode Sapphirina iris (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)
Siphonophores - The longest animals on the planet
Cousins of corals, siphonophores are colonies of specialized individuals called zoids. Some catch and digest their prey, others swim, or lay eggs or sperm.
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes (© Stareso)
Siphonophore (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Crab Zoea larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Cténophores - Orgie de couleurs
Vagues de lumière iridescentes, à l'affût de proies, voici les cténophores.
Krill (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Jellyfish Pelagia noctilica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
