Diatom genus Chaetoceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium candelabrum var depressum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"
Diatoms - Life in glass housesChampions of photosynthesis, these unicellular organisms appeared at the time of dinosaurs.They produce a quarter of the oxygen we breathe.
Embryos and larvaeDrifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Siphonophore (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Préparation des mésocosmes sur le ponton du laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche lors de l'expérience menée en rade de Villefranche en février 2013 (© L. Maugendre, LOV)
Ctenaria Eucharis multicornis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium falcatum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as obtained by the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS in the Atlantic Ocean.
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Sea Urchin - Planktonic OriginsBarely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
The various components of a profiling float type PROVOR
Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the Mediterranean Sea.
