Puzzle Zooplankton : Crab

Phytoplankton bloom observed in the Barents Sea (North of Norway) in August 2010 by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Aqua. Changes in ocean color result from modifications in the phytoplankton composition and concentration. The green colors are likely associated with the presence of diatoms. The shades of light blue result from the occurrence of coccolithophores, phytoplankton organisms that strongly reflect light due to their chalky shells - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)

Teaching sheets

Amphipode crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Foraminifera Orbulina universa and mollusk larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Remote-controlled sailboat

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni

Larva of decapod crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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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.

Dinoflagellate Ceratium pentagonum var robustum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Carte de la camapagne du navire oceanographique James COOK

Le trajet du bateau sur fond couleur de la mer.

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Drifting profiling floats in the Atlantic

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Salpes - La vie enchaînée
Bien que d’apparence primitive, les salpes sont de proches ancêtres des poissons. Lorsque les algues abondent, les salpes prolifèrent en de longues chaînes d’individus clonés.

Diatom genus Hemiaulus (Photo : Sophie Marro)

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

Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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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.

Krill (Photo : Fabien Lombard)