Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Sea Urchin - Planktonic OriginsBarely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium paradoxides (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Amphipode crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Phronimes - Monstres des tonneauxRecyclant salpes et méduses, la femelle phronime construit des tonneaux gélatineux et y élève sa progéniture.
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Larva of decapod crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Gelatinous plankton Mneniopsis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Embryos and larvaeDrifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium azoricum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
The research vessel "James COOK"
The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Pelagia - Fearsome JellyfishMauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
