Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum. In the video one can observe the movement of one of the two flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom genus Cylindrotheca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the global ocean.
Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Velella - Planktonic Vessels
Colonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.
Ocean color satellites travel around the Earth at an altitude of about 700 to 800 km.
Diatom genus Chaetoceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium praelongum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Les Diatomées - Bacillaria
Colonie de diatomées du genre Bacillaria dont les individus peuvent glisser les uns par rapport aux autres.
Les mésocosmes déployés dans la rade de Villefranche (© L. Maugendre, LOV)
Foraminifera Ruber (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Siphonophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium azoricum (Photo : Sophie Marro)