Cténophores - Orgie de couleursVagues de lumière iridescentes, à l'affût de proies, voici les cténophores.
Diatom genus Chaetoceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
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.
Coccolithophore (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Profiling float (Photo : David Luquet)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Crab Zoea larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as obtained by the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS in the Atlantic Ocean.
Remote-controlled sailboat
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium praelongum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Les Diatomées - BacillariaColonie de diatomées du genre Bacillaria dont les individus peuvent glisser les uns par rapport aux autres.
Jellyfish Pelagia noctilica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)