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.
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Diatom genus Coscinodiscus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium pentagonum var robustum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Diatom genus Cylindrotheca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)
The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Elephant seal equipped with a sensor
Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom genus Rhizosolenia (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Colony of dinoflagellates Ceratium hexacanthum. In the video, one can observe the movement of the flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
Profiling float (Photo : David Luquet)
Seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as obtained by the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS in the Atlantic Ocean.
Radiolarians (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Amphipode crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
