Dinoflagellate Ceratium macroceros var macroceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Foraminifera Ruber (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ptéropodes - Mollusques qui nagent
Les papillons des mers construisent de fragiles coquilles. Résisteront-elles à l’acidification des océans?
Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish
Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
Krill (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom genus Cylindrotheca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes montrant un plongeur récoltant les pièges à sediment (© Stareso)
Remote-controlled sailboat
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as obtained by the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS in the Atlantic Ocean.
Copepode Coryceide (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium pentagonum var robustum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium candelabrum var depressum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Larva of decapod crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)