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.
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"
Scientists collecting seawater samples from the rosette (Photo : Stacy Knapp, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Larva of decapod crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Foraminifera Orbulina universa and mollusk larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium falcatum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Diatom genus Rhizosolenia (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium fusus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Carte bathymétrique mondiale
Foraminifera (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium extensum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium reflexum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
