Dinoflagellés Ceratium massiliense var protuberans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellates Ceratium platycorne var platycorne (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Antarctic - Animation Clement Fontana
Average chlorophyll concentration in the surface ocean (from mi-September 1997 to August 2007) from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS (NASA). Subtropical gyres, in the center of the oceanic basins, are characterized by very low concentrations of chlorophyll a (dark blue) - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
Ptéropodes - Mollusques qui nagent
Les papillons des mers construisent de fragiles coquilles. Résisteront-elles à l’acidification des océans?
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
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.
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Pleurobrachia
Propulsées par huit rangées de peignes, les groseilles de mer déploient deux longs tentacules pour pêcher des crustacés.
Jellyfish Pelagia noctilica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
