Phytoplankton bloom observed by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Terra in May 2010. The bloom spreads broadly in the North Atlantic from Iceland to the Bay of Biscay - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
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.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium teresgyr (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Jellyfish Pelagia noctilica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium furca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)
Dinoflagellés Ceratium massiliense var protuberans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium fusus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium reflexum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes montrant la structure de flottaison en surface (© Stareso)
