Prélèvements d'eau des mésocosmes pour analyses, lors de l'expérience menée en Corse en juin/juillet 2012 (© A. Ree, PML)
Phronimes - Monstres des tonneaux
Recyclant salpes et méduses, la femelle phronime construit des tonneaux gélatineux et y élève sa progéniture.
Profiling float (Photo : David Luquet)
Colony of diatoms genus Bacillaria whose single cells slide against each other (Video : Sophie Marro)
Siphonophore (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.
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)
Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.
Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Antarctic - Animation Clement Fontana
Dinoflagellate Ceratium arietinum var arietinum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Siphonophores - The longest animals on the planet
Cousins of corals, siphonophores are colonies of specialized individuals called zoids. Some catch and digest their prey, others swim, or lay eggs or sperm.
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes (© Stareso)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium macroceros var macroceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Tunicata Pyrosoma (Photo : Fabien Lombard)