Diatom genus Coscinodiscus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
 
			Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
 
			Dinoflagellate Ceratium falcatum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
 
			Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
 
			Carte bathymétrique mondiale
 
			The research vessel "James COOK"
 
			Prélèvements d'eau des mésocosmes pour analyses, lors de l'expérience menée en Corse en juin/juillet 2012 (© A. Ree, PML)
 
			Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
 
 
			Elephant seal equipped with a sensor
 
			
	Siphonophores - The longest animals on the planet
Cousins of corals, siphonophores are colonies of specialized individuals called zoids. Some catch and digest their prey, others swim, or lay eggs or sperm.
  
			Dinoflagellate Ceratium carriense var volans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
 
			Ctenaria Lampetia pancerina  (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
 
			
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
 
 
 
			Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
 
			Crab larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
 
 
			
			
The various components of a profiling float type PROVOR