Colony of diatoms genus Bacillaria whose single cells slide against each other (Video : Sophie Marro)
Amphipode crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
PlanktonPlankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium ranipes grd mains (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Copepode Sapphirina iris (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium tripos (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium macroceros var macroceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as obtained by the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS in the Atlantic Ocean.
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Les mésocosmes déployés dans la rade de Villefranche (© L. Maugendre, LOV)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium extensum (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.
The profiling float
Prélèvements d'eau des mésocosmes pour analyses, lors de l'expérience menée en Corse en juin/juillet 2012 (© A. Ree, PML)
Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)
Copepode Coryceide (Photo : Fabien Lombard)