Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Elephant seal equipped with a sensor
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom genus Coscinodiscus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Diatom genus Cylindrotheca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium macroceros var macroceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Gelatinous plankton salpes and Beroe (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Carte de la camapagne du navire oceanographique James COOK
Le trajet du bateau sur fond couleur de la mer.
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Diatom genus Chaetoceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Profiling float (Photo : David Luquet)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium reflexum (Photo : Sophie Marro)