Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Diatom genus Hemiaulus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Diatom genus Rhizosolenia (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium azoricum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Velella - Planktonic Vessels
Colonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Rosette for collecting seawater samples
Diatom genus Cylindrotheca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ctenaria Beroe ovata (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Colony of dinoflagellates Ceratium hexacanthum. In the video, one can observe the movement of the flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
