Quizz observation of the oceans and seas

Gélatineux : Mneniopsis (crédit photo : Fabien Lombard)

Gelatinous plankton Mneniopsis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the global ocean.

Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)

Gelatinous plankton salpes and Beroe (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)

Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)

Siphonophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium praelongum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

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Ceratium - Capter la lumière avec ses doigts
Ceratium appartient à l'immense groupe des dinoflagellés.

Dinoflagellate Ceratium macroceros var macroceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Phytoplankton bloom observed by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Terra in May 2010. The bloom spreads broadly in the North Atlantic from Iceland to the Bay of Biscay - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)

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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 : David Luquet)

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Ptéropodes - Mollusques qui nagent
Les papillons des mers construisent de fragiles coquilles. Résisteront-elles à l’acidification des océans?

Ctenaria Beroe ovata (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

Remote-controlled sailboat