Dinoflagellate Ceratium carriense var volans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Copepode Sapphirina iris (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Radiolarians (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Phronimes - Monstres des tonneaux
Recyclant salpes et méduses, la femelle phronime construit des tonneaux gélatineux et y élève sa progéniture.
Ctenaria Eucharis multicornis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
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)
Jellyfish Aequorea aequorea (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Jellyfish Leuckaztiara octona (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
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.
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Diatom genus Hemiaulus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
