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)
Phytoplankton bloom observed by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Terra in May 2010. The bloom spreads broadly in the North Atlantic from Iceland to the Bay of Biscay - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
Salpes - La vie enchaînée Bien que d’apparence primitive, les salpes sont de proches ancêtres des poissons. Lorsque les algues abondent, les salpes prolifèrent en de longues chaînes d’individus clonés.
Tunicata Pyrosoma (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis(Photo : Fabien Lombard)
