Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
 
Diatom genus Chaetoceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
 
 
 
 
			Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 -  Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Dinoflagellés Ceratium massiliense var protuberans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Crab larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
 
Mollusk  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ostracodes  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium macroceros var macroceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Elephant seal equipped with a sensor
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Diatoms - Life in glass houses
Champions of photosynthesis, these unicellular organisms appeared at the time of dinosaurs.They produce a quarter of the oxygen we breathe.
 
 
 
			Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)