Siphonophores - The longest animals on the planetCousins of corals, siphonophores are colonies of specialized individuals called zoids. Some catch and digest their prey, others swim, or lay eggs or sperm.
Carte bathymétrique de la Mer Méditerranée
The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The various components of a profiling float type PROVOR
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium fusus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.
Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the Mediterranean Sea.
The profiling float
Dinoflagellés Ceratium massiliense var protuberans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Copepode Coryceide (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Carte de la camapagne du navire oceanographique James COOK
Le trajet du bateau sur fond couleur de la mer.
Velella - Planktonic VesselsColonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium furca (Photo : Sophie Marro)