Colony of dinoflagellates Ceratium hexacanthum. In the video, one can observe the movement of the flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.
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)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium paradoxides (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Diatom genus Cylindrotheca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)
Gelatinous plankton salpes and Beroe (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Foraminifera Ruber (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Copepode Coryceide (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom genus Rhizosolenia (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Larva of decapod crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Velella - Planktonic Vessels
Colonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium ranipes grd mains (Photo : Sophie Marro)