Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium falcatum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.
Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium macroceros var macroceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Copepode Sapphirina iris (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Foraminifera Ruber (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The research vessel "James COOK"
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Les Dinoflagellés - Ceratium hexacanthum
chaîne de Ceratium hexacanthum qui restent les uns à la suites des autres au fur et à mesure des divisions.
Le mouvement des flagelles est bien visible.
Colony of dinoflagellates Ceratium hexacanthum. In the video, one can observe the movement of the flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
Carte bathymétrique de la Mer Méditerranée
Jellyfish Pelagia noctilica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Jellyfish Leuckaztiara octona (Photo : Fabien Lombard)