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Drifting profiling floats in the Atlantic

Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.

The Glider

Velella - Planktonic Vessels
Colonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.

Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Arctic - Animation Clement Fontana

Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum. In the video one can observe the movement of one of the two flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)

Underwater glider