Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum. In the video one can observe the movement of one of the two flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
  
			Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium tripos (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as obtained by the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS in the Atlantic Ocean.
 
 
 
 
 
			Radiolarians  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
 
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Krill (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Elephant seal equipped with a sensor
Larva of decapod crustacean  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Crab Zoea larva (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.
  
			Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Satellite observation (GEOS-12) of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico - Source : NASA-NOAA
Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS
  
			Les mésocosmes déployés dans la rade de Villefranche en face de l'observatoire océanologique de Villefranche (© L. Maugendre, LOV)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)