Siphonophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)
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.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium teresgyr (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)
Cténophores - Orgie de couleurs
Vagues de lumière iridescentes, à l'affût de proies, voici les cténophores.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the Mediterranean Sea.
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Carte bathymétrique de la Mer Méditerranée
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish
Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)
Tunicata Pyrosoma (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
