Siphonophore (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Diatom genus Rhizosolenia (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the global ocean.
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Tunicata Pyrosoma (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Amphipode crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Velella - Planktonic Vessels
Colonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.
Ctenaria Beroe ovata (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium pentagonum var robustum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Diatom genus Hemiaulus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
