Embryos and larvaeDrifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Copepode Coryceide (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Dinoflagellate Ceratium praelongum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Coccolithophore (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Trimaran of INSU
Pelagia - Fearsome JellyfishMauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium ranipes grd mains (Photo : Sophie Marro)
This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.
PlanktonPlankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Underwater glider
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium macroceros var macroceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Rosette for collecting seawater samples
Les mésocosmes déployés dans la rade de Villefranche en face de l'observatoire océanologique de Villefranche (© L. Maugendre, LOV)
Siphonophore (Photo : Fabien Lombard)