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)
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Crab larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Carte bathymétrique de la Mer Méditerranée
Ctenaria Eucharis multicornis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Tunicata Pyrosoma (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellés Ceratium massiliense var protuberans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium reflexum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium furca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Jellyfish Leuckaztiara octona (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ctenaria Lampetia pancerina (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
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.
Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Satellite observation (GEOS-12) of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico - Source : NASA-NOAA
Dinoflagellate Ceratium praelongum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"
