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)
Jellyfish Leuckaztiara octona (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom genus Rhizosolenia (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Annelid worm (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.
Diatom genus Coscinodiscus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium reflexum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Gelatinous plankton Mneniopsis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Carte bathymétrique de la Mer Méditerranée
Ctenaria Lampetia pancerina (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
