Diatom genus Rhizosolenia (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellates Ceratium platycorne var platycorne (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium tripos (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Diatoms - Life in glass houses
Champions of photosynthesis, these unicellular organisms appeared at the time of dinosaurs.They produce a quarter of the oxygen we breathe.
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Phytoplankton bloom observed by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Terra in May 2010. The bloom spreads broadly in the North Atlantic from Iceland to the Bay of Biscay - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
Cténophores - Orgie de couleurs
Vagues de lumière iridescentes, à l'affût de proies, voici les cténophores.
Ostracodes (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Colony of diatoms genus Bacillaria whose single cells slide against each other (Video : Sophie Marro)
