Jigsaw Puzzle : Velella - Planktonic Vessels

Image extracted from the Plankton Chronicles: Velella - Planktonic Vessels. The Plankton Chronicles series is produced by Noé Sardet, Sharif Mirshak (Parafilms) and Christian Sardet (CNRS).

Profiling float (Photo : David Luquet)

Average chlorophyll concentration in the surface ocean (from mi-September 1997 to August 2007) from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS (NASA). Subtropical gyres, in the center of the oceanic basins, are characterized by very low concentrations of chlorophyll a (dark blue) - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)

Diatom genus Chaetoceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)

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

Remote-controlled sailboat

Diatom genus Rhizosolenia (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Diatom genus Hemiaulus (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Foraminifera Ruber (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellés Ceratium massiliense var protuberans (Photo : Sophie Marro)

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The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.

Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)