Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Dinoflagellate Ceratium tripos (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium teresgyr (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Average chlorophyll concentration in the surface ocean (from mi-September 1997 to August 2007) from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS (NASA). Subtropical gyres, in the center of the oceanic basins, are characterized by very low concentrations of chlorophyll a (dark blue) - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
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.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium extensum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Amphipode crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Préparation des mésocosmes sur le ponton du laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche lors de l'expérience menée en rade de Villefranche en février 2013 (© L. Maugendre, LOV)
Ctenaria Eucharis multicornis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium furca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ctenaria Beroe ovata (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ctenaria Lampetia pancerina (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the global ocean.
Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
