Quizz the ocean seasons

Siphonophores : Forskalia formosa (crédit photo : Fabien Lombard)

Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.

Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Siphonophore (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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Underwater glider

Larva of decapod crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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Drifting profiling floats in the Atlantic

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The Glider

Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni

The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"

Dinoflagellate Ceratium falcatum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Scientists collecting seawater samples from the rosette (Photo : Stacy Knapp, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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Velella - Planktonic Vessels
Colonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.

Amphipode crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Phytoplankton bloom observed in the Barents Sea (North of Norway) in August 2010 by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Aqua. Changes in ocean color result from modifications in the phytoplankton composition and concentration. The green colors are likely associated with the presence of diatoms. The shades of light blue result from the occurrence of coccolithophores, phytoplankton organisms that strongly reflect light due to their chalky shells - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)

Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)