Foraminifera Orbulina universa and mollusk larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Krill (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Velella - Planktonic Vessels
Colonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.
Crab larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom genus Hemiaulus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophores - The longest animals on the planet
Cousins of corals, siphonophores are colonies of specialized individuals called zoids. Some catch and digest their prey, others swim, or lay eggs or sperm.
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Satellite observation (GEOS-12) of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico - Source : NASA-NOAA
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
The research vessel "James COOK"
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes montrant un plongeur récoltant les pièges à sediment (© Stareso)
Radiolarians (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)