Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS
Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Average chlorophyll concentration in the surface ocean (from mi-September 1997 to August 2007) from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS (NASA). Subtropical gyres, in the center of the oceanic basins, are characterized by very low concentrations of chlorophyll a (dark blue) - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium praelongum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium azoricum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Carte de la camapagne du navire oceanographique James COOK
Le trajet du bateau sur fond couleur de la mer.
The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum. In the video one can observe the movement of one of the two flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ceratium - Capter la lumière avec ses doigts
Ceratium appartient à l'immense groupe des dinoflagellés.
Foraminifera Ruber (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Profiling float (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium paradoxides (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Tunicata Pyrosoma (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
