Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
 
The various components of a profiling float type PROVOR
 
 
 
			Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
 
Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the global ocean.
Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Phytoplankton bloom observed in the Barents Sea (North of Norway) in August 2010 by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Aqua. Changes in ocean color result from modifications in the phytoplankton composition and concentration. The green colors are likely associated with the presence of diatoms. The shades of light blue result from the occurrence of coccolithophores, phytoplankton organisms that strongly reflect light due to their chalky shells - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
	Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Arctic - Animation Clement Fontana
 
 
 
 
 
			Dinoflagellates Ceratium platycorne var platycorne (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Carte bathymétrique mondiale
Radiolarians  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Jellyfish Aequorea aequorea  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Les Diatomées - Bacillaria
Colonie de diatomées du genre Bacillaria dont les individus peuvent glisser les uns par rapport aux autres.
  
			
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
 
 
 
			Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Copepode Sapphirina iris  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)