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Carte bathymétrique mondiale

Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni

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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.

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Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Arctic - Animation Clement Fontana

Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium extensum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes (© Stareso)

Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the Mediterranean Sea.

Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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Colony of dinoflagellates Ceratium hexacanthum. In the video, one can observe the movement of the flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium falcatum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes montrant la structure de flottaison en surface (© Stareso)

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Pleurobrachia
Propulsées par huit rangées de peignes, les groseilles de mer déploient deux longs tentacules pour pêcher des crustacés.

Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. During the austral summer, the amount of chlorophyll a is so low that the water becomes deep blue, almost purple. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)