Crab Zoea larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
World ocean currents map
The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"
Siphonophores - The longest animals on the planetCousins of corals, siphonophores are colonies of specialized individuals called zoids. Some catch and digest their prey, others swim, or lay eggs or sperm.
PleurobrachiaPropulsées par huit rangées de peignes, les groseilles de mer déploient deux longs tentacules pour pêcher des crustacés.
Crab larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Rosette for collecting seawater samples
Dinoflagellate Ceratium falcatum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Sea Urchin - Planktonic OriginsBarely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium azoricum (Photo : Sophie Marro)