Dinoflagellate Ceratium pentagonum var robustum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Tunicata Pyrosoma (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (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)
Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Jellyfish Aequorea aequorea (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium reflexum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Colony of dinoflagellates Ceratium hexacanthum. In the video, one can observe the movement of the flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
Salpes - La vie enchaînée
Bien que d’apparence primitive, les salpes sont de proches ancêtres des poissons. Lorsque les algues abondent, les salpes prolifèrent en de longues chaînes d’individus clonés.
Amphipode crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ctenaria Eucharis multicornis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)