Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Les Dinoflagellés - Ceratium gravidum
Ceratium gravidum dont en voit parfaitement les mouvements d’un des deux flagelles.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium arietinum var arietinum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Larva of decapod crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium paradoxides (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Gelatinous plankton Mneniopsis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Carte bathymétrique mondiale