Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)
Sea Urchin - Planktonic OriginsBarely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Colony of dinoflagellates Ceratium hexacanthum. In the video, one can observe the movement of the flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
Embryos and larvaeDrifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Gelatinous plankton Mneniopsis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Rosette for collecting seawater samples
Les mésocosmes déployés dans la rade de Villefranche (© L. Maugendre, LOV)
Elephant seal equipped with a sensor
Dinoflagellates Ceratium platycorne var platycorne (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Ostracodes (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.
Pelagia - Fearsome JellyfishMauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes (© Stareso)
Les Diatomées - BacillariaColonie de diatomées du genre Bacillaria dont les individus peuvent glisser les uns par rapport aux autres.
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)