Trimaran of INSU
Sea Urchin - Planktonic OriginsBarely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Underwater glider
Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Dinoflagellate Ceratium carriense var volans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Colony of diatoms genus Bacillaria whose single cells slide against each other (Video : Sophie Marro)
Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
World ocean currents map
Gelatinous plankton Mneniopsis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom genus Coscinodiscus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes montrant la structure de flottaison en surface (© Stareso)
Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)
Les mésocosmes déployés dans la rade de Villefranche (© L. Maugendre, LOV)
Velella - Planktonic VesselsColonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.
PlanktonPlankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Les Dinoflagellés - Ceratium gravidumCeratium gravidum dont en voit parfaitement les mouvements d’un des deux flagelles.
Krill (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
