Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Ceratium - Capter la lumière avec ses doigts
Ceratium appartient à l'immense groupe des dinoflagellés.
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.
Gelatinous plankton salpes and Beroe (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Elephant seal equipped with a sensor
Foraminifera (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The various components of a profiling float type PROVOR
Dinoflagellate Ceratium pentagonum var robustum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Diatom genus Coscinodiscus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the global ocean.
Satellite observation (GEOS-12) of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico - Source : NASA-NOAA
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium falcatum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Remote-controlled sailboat
