Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Remote-controlled sailboat
Siphonophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Satellite observation (GEOS-12) of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico - Source : NASA-NOAA
Seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as obtained by the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS in the Atlantic Ocean.
Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish
Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Larva of decapod crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Gelatinous plankton Mneniopsis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)
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.
Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Cténophores - Orgie de couleurs
Vagues de lumière iridescentes, à l'affût de proies, voici les cténophores.
Krill (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
